Legal Opinion
Meadows v. Taft Broadcasting Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, with costs to plaintiffs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendants appeal from an order denying their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint which alleges defamation in a telecast aired on August 6, 1980 and seeks actual damages of $100,000 and punitive damages of $100,000 for each plaintiff. Plaintiff George W. Meadows, II (Meadows) is a funeral director and a shareholder of plaintiff Meadows Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. Defendant Taft Broadcasting Company, Inc. (Taft) is the owner of a television station…
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- Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- James v. Gannett Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
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