Legal Opinion
George T. Appleyard, III v. Transamerican Press, Inc., D/B/A Overdrive
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1976No. 75-2012PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Transamerican Press, Inc. (Transamerican), defendant in this libel action, appeals from an adverse judgment awarding $10,-000 compensatory damages and $5,000 punitive damages to plaintiff, George T. Apple-yard, III (Appleyard). We affirm.
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Transamerican is the publisher of Overdrive, a nationally distributed magazine for truckers. Appleyard originally came into contact with Overdrive as part of an effort to change regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission restricting the carriage of commodities between designated places over designated routes. As a result of…
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