Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Washington Post Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 1, 1978No. 12546PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This appeal is from an order in the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of the appellees on appellant Darryl Harrison’s complaint seeking damages for defamation of character and invasion of privacy. 1 We affirm.
Appellant’s causes of action were based on a March 29, 1974, evening telecast by WTOP — TV of a film strip with spoken commentary. The appellees broadcast a news report of a bank robbery which had oc curred earlier in the day. Accompanying the spoken news report was a film strip that had been photographed by a camera crew at the scene of the crime. The…
2Cases cited11 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
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Moss v. StockardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Goodrich v. Waterbury Republican-American, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Vassiliades v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Blodgett v. University ClubDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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