Legal Opinion
Kinsley v. Herald & Globe Ass'n
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 5, 1943PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButtles, J.
This is an action in tort in which the plaintiff seeks damages for an alleged libel. The defendant publishes in the City of Rutland a daily newspaper called the Rutland Herald. In the issue of this paper dated Dec. 12, 1939, the following article, claimed to be libelous, appeared on the editorial page:
A LEGAL RACKET
A Montpelier man and his wife have been awarded $12,800 in Federal Court for injuries sustained in an automobile accident in a car driven by their son, a New Hampshire minister. Suit was brought against the son.
If the son carried public liability insurance, the cost of the verdict…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Hoeppner v. Dunkirk Printing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Diener v. Star-Chronicle Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Lancour v. Herald & Globe Ass'nSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Lyman v. New England Newspaper Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Marr v. PutnamOregon Supreme Court · 1952
- Maidman v. Jewish Publications, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1960
- Tidmore v. MillsAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
- Lewis v. HoldenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1953
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