Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Guy Gannett Broadcasting Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 27, 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Harry Hudson appeals from a summary judgment entered against him in the Superior Court, Cumberland County. In this libel case, Hudson contends that the court erred when it concluded that a television news broadcast aired by defendant Guy Gannett Broadcasting Company was not “of and concerning” him as a matter of law. The sole question on appeal is whether, for the purpose of surviving a summary judgment motion, Hudson presented sufficient evidence to permit a trier of fact to find that the broadcast was about him. Because we determine that a genuine issue of material fact…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mark v. Seattle TimesWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- Blatty v. New York Times Co.California Supreme Court · 1986
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