Legal Opinion
E.H. McDowell in No. 83-3008 v. Michael Paiewonsky, in No. 83-3007
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 10, 1985No. 83-3008, 83-3007PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
An architect-engineer with a long history of work on public projects brought a defamation suit against a senator in the Virgin Islands legislature based on allegedly false remarks made by the senator during a weekly political broadcast. Ruling that the plaintiff was a private figure, the district court permitted recovery upon a showing of negligence on the part of the senator. Because we determine that plaintiff was a limited purpose public figure and that no evidence of actual malice was adduced, we will reverse the judgment of the district court and…
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