Legal Opinion
Piracci v. Hearst Corporation
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 26, 1966No. Civ. A. 16696PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NORTHROP, District Judge.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment in this libel action. The facts on which this present motion is based have been viewed by the court in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. These facts have been taken from plaintiff’s pleadings, from written admissions, from various documents submitted by plaintiff, and from statements made in open court. They are as follows:
On or about August 14, 1965, the police department of Ocean City, Maryland, received information regarding the possible possession and sale of marijuana and other narcotics by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lancour v. Herald & Globe Ass'nSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Stice v. Beacon Newspaper CorporationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
- O'NEAL v. Tribune CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. v. PollittCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Batson v. ShiflettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Phillips v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rosenberg v. HelinskiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Rouch v. Enquirer & News of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
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