Merriweather v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.

HUDOCK, Judge:

In his second appeal to this Court, Ronald B. Merriweather (Appellant) appeals from the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Jay Harris, Paul Maryniak, and Joanne Sills (Appellees). We reverse.

The underlying facts as stated in the earlier appeal are as follows:

Appellant, the Honorable Ronald Merriweather of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, instituted this action for defamation against [Appellees] after the newspaper published an article concerning corruption in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. The…