Legal Opinion
Strada v. Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 29, 1984No. 11731PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The plaintiff, William E. Strada, Jr., brought this libel action because of an allegedly libelous newspaper article published by the defendants.1 This issue on the plaintiff’s appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We find no error.
In 1970, the plaintiff was elected to the state Senate for the 27th Senatorial District. The plaintiff was reelected by substantial margins of votes for three consecutive terms and during the last two terms of office he was deputy majority leader of the state Senate. In 1978, the plaintiff was defeated in…
2Cases cited29 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
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by198 opinions
- Turner v. KTRK Television, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2000
- Connell v. ColwellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Nolan v. BorkowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Wilson v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. Carriage Lane AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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