Legal Opinion
Lancour v. Herald & Globe Ass'n
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 7, 1941PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoulton, C. J.
This is an action of libel, brought against the defendant corporation, the publisher of the Rutland Herald, a daily newspaper. Trial was had by jury, with verdict for the defendant and the cause is before us on the plaintiff’s exceptions.
The article upon which this action is based, was published in the Rutland Herald of November 19, 1936 and is as follows:—
“BROTHERS AWAIT
TRIAL FOR THEFT
Arthur Lancour, 23, Locked
Up with Floyd, 14;
Store Robbery Alleged
Arraignment in Rutland Municipal court of Floyd Lancour, 14, arrested on Tuesday on a charge of robbery while armed, and his brother, Arthur, 23,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Cowley v. PulsiferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Layne v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- McAllister v. Detroit Free Press Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Lent v. HuntoonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- Rouch v. Enquirer & News of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- John Brent Tarlton, Jr. v. William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Hyde v. City of ColumbiaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
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