Legal Opinion
Patten v. Smith
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1977No. 3-1074A179PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStaton, P.J.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict awarding to Richard Smith $12,350.00 actual damages and $30,300.00 punitive damages in a defamation suit against Maurice J. Patten in the Marshall Circuit Court, Marshall County, Indiana on May 23,1974.
*301The basis of liability for this datamation suit arises- out of the mailing of a brochure by Maurice J. Patten entitled “Never Let This Happen in Your Community”. The mailing was admitted by Patten, and occurred in late 1972, or early 1973.
Richard Smith, a Plymouth resident, caused to be built a 72 crypt, 32 niche mausoleum at Oak Hill Cemetery, a…
2Cases cited10 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
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Eppie Chang v. Michiana Telecasting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Chester v. Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1990
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