Legal Opinion
McCall v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1981PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
The general problem to be addressed on this appeal is the tort liability of print media to private citizens for the publication of defamatory statements and for the invasion of their right of privacy. The specific issue to be decided deals with such liability for the contents of an article appearing in the Louisville Times, a daily newspaper of substantial circulation distributed primarily in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Movant, John Tim McCall, a Louisville attorney, was contacted by Kristie Frazier about the possibility of his representing her in two narcotic-related…
2Cases cited26 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
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by148 opinions
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- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Craft v. RiceKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
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