Legal Opinion
Spain v. Connolly
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 25, 1980PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TODD, Judge.
The defendant, Donald Connolly, has appealed from a non-jury judgment in favor of Archie Neil Spain for $500 compensatory and $500 punitive damages for defamation.
The suit originated in General Sessions Court where the civil warrant sought damages for:
libel and slander per se as a result of statements made on/or about December 23, 1977, by the defendant Donald Connolly that the plaintiff Archie Neil Spain, a Metropolitan Police Officer, had offered to tear up a ticket for violation of the muffler law which had just been issued to the defendant Donald Connolly, and that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lambdin Funeral Service, Inc. v. GriffithTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Wilson v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
- Shay v. HarperTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- Spencer v. Dixie Finance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1959
- Craig v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Moore v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
- Perkins v. SadlerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Harwell v. WaltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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