Legal Opinion
Sherrard v. Hull
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 2, 1983No. 122, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlpert, J.
This case reaches us from a judgment for the defendant, Edith M. Hull ("Hull”) in a defamation action brought by Warwick C. Sherrard ("Sherrard”) in the Circuit Court for Cecil County. On appeal, Sherrard offers two assignments of error:
1. The trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the question of privilege; and
2. The trial court erred in denying the plaintiffs motion for a directed verdict.
In a cross appeal, Hull contends that the trial court erred in not finding the existence of an absolute privilege as a matter of lav/ for the alleged defamatory statements.
The facts in this case…
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- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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