Legal Opinion
Weisburgh v. Mahady
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 11, 1986No. 84-068PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.
This is an attorney malpractice action which arose out of the failure to timely file a suit for defamation. Plaintiff appeals the superior court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants. We affirm.
The underlying facts of the defamation action are as follows. While attending a convention of coin collectors in Boston in August, 1973, plaintiff was arrested for receiving stolen property. The property consisted of several hundred metal and wooden tokens, ornaments, and medallions valued at $505. United Press International (UPI) carried two dispatches of the event. The first dispatch described…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cavanaugh v. Abbott LaboratoriesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- Gore v. Green Mountain Lakes, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- O'NEAL v. Tribune CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Weisburgh v. McClure Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1979
- McCracken v. Evening News Ass'nMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Messier v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Travelers Insurance Companies v. Demarle, Inc., USASupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
- Sweet v. RoySupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Knelman v. Middlebury CollegeDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2012
- Russin v. WessonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
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