Legal Opinion
Weber v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 24, 2005PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
LALLY-GREEN, J.:
¶ 1 Appellant, Gail Weber, appeals from the summary judgment order entered on May 19, 2004. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Factual Background
¶2 In December 1997, Dawn Smeltz filed a protection from abuse (PFA) petition against her domestic partner, Patricia Kelley. At the time of the petition, Kelley was the acting chief of police for Quarry-ville Borough. The bulk of the five-page PFA petition concerned Officer Kelley’s abuse of Smeltz. The PFA petition also contained the following allegation: “Patti’s friend, Gail Weber, phoned me at work, harassing me.” PFA…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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