Legal Opinion
Tschirgi v. Lander Wyoming State Journal
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1985No. 84-218PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDINE, Justice.
Appellant sought to recover damages resulting from the publication of alleged defamatory material by the Wyoming State Journal, a newspaper published at Lander, Wyoming. This appeal is from a summary judgment in favor of the Wyoming State Journal. We affirm.
The issue presented for our determination, as stated by appellant, is:
“When a county official acting as a private citizen (appellant) is stopped in another county for an alleged minor traffic violation and (1) passively declines to sign the citation and requests an opportunity to post bond, but (2) is threatened with…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robert A. Maheu, and v. Hughes Tool Company, a Corporation, Now Known as Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Reno Livestock Corp. v. Sun Oil Co.(Delaware)Wyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- Roth v. First Security Bank of Rock SpringsWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
- Jack Ando v. The Great Western Sugar CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- Gomba v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Luther Haynes and Dorothy Haynes v. Alfred A. Knopf, Incorporated, and Nicholas LemannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Wilder v. Cody Country Chamber of CommerceWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
- Century Ready-Mix Co. v. Campbell County School DistrictWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
- Dworkin v. L.F.P., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1992
- Hoblyn v. JohnsonWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
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