Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Wright
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 7, 1935PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoulton, J.
This is an action for libel. The plaintiff is an attorney at law, and at the times here material was acting as counsel for the town of Hartford. The defendant is the managing editor of the White River Junction Landmark, a newspaper circulating in Hartford and the vicinity, and in complete control of the policy of the paper. He is also the president of the Right Printing Company.
The declaration is in twro counts. The first alleges the publication, in the issue of December 7, 1933, of the Landmark, of a letter signed “Wm. Miller, Jr., Secretary of the Independent Voters’ League” commencing…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Cummings v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1928
- French v. WheldonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
- Bradley v. BlandinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
- Porter v. FlemingSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hutchins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1959
- Right Printing Co., Inc. v. StevensSupreme Court of Vermont · 1935
- Blanchard v. Blanchard's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1938
- Stevens v. WrightSupreme Court of Vermont · 1936