Legal Opinion
Colombo v. Times-Argus Ass'n, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 31, 1977No. 29-76PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarrow, J.
Plaintiff, a police officer and detective in the Montpelier Police Department, brought his libel action against defendant Times-Argus Association, Inc., a publisher of a daily newspaper, and James Bornemeier, one of its reporters, for publication of two news articles claimed to contain defamatory falsehoods. Trial was by jury, and at the close of plaintiffs case the court directed a verdict for both defendants predicated upon plaintiff’s status as a public official and the holding of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), that recovery by a public official under the First and…
2Cases cited17 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
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.California Supreme Court · 1989
- Gazette, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
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- Turf Lawnmower Repair, Inc. v. Bergen Record Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Rotkiewicz v. SadowskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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