Legal Opinion
Nevada Independent Broadcasting Corp. v. Allen
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 1983No. 13469PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Springer, J.:
This appeal arises out of a jury verdict and judgment of $675,000 in general damages awarded to respondent Allen and against appellants (to be called “Hernstadt”) for defamation of character.
Statement of the Facts
This slander suit arose out of a televised political question-answer program during the 1978 Nevada primary campaign. Allen was running against Robert List in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Allen had contracted with Golden West Advertising Agency, a Las Vegas firm, to handle his campaign. On September 11, 1978, the eve of the primary election,…
2Cases cited29 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
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Jeanette Jesinger v. Nevada Federal Credit Union, a Federally-Chartered Credit Union Robert W. FleischmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Lou Dibella and Dibella Entertainment, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Bernard Hopkins, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Posadas v. City of RenoNevada Supreme Court · 1993
- William Janklow v. Newsweek, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Chowdhry v. NLVH, INC.Nevada Supreme Court · 1993
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