Legal Opinion
Paducah Newspapers, Inc. v. Wise
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 21, 1951PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This is a libel suit against a newspaper and The Paducah Central Labor Union, including certain of its members, arising out of a paid, published advertisement that appellee’s place of business was “un/fair” to “members of labor.” The jury (returned a verdict for $5,000 against the union and its three representatives, and $1,000 against the newspaper. Part of these damages were obviously punitive.
Appellee operated a small restaurant in Paducah known-as “Wise’s Cream Castle.” About the time he opened the place of business, he had a colored man cleaning up around the premises.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 302 v. AngelosSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Emde v. San Joaquin County Central Labor CouncilCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Steffes v. Motion Picture Machine Operators UnionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Wisconsin Employment Relations Board v. Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Dairy Employees Union, Local No. 225Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jesse B. Manbeck v. Gerald S. OstrowskiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Local Union No. 500 of Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paper Hangers v. WiseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1954
- Miller v. WoodsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1960
- Paducah Newspapers, Inc. v. WiseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951