Legal Opinion
Hirman v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 12, 1977No. 46760PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacLAUGHLIN, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether as a matter of law the evidence was insufficient to justify submitting to a jury the question of whether certain statements made by defendant John Rogers, sheriff of Meeker County, were made with actual malice, that is, with knowledge of their falsity or with a reckless disregard of whether the statements were false or not. Because we hold the evidence was insufficient, we reverse.
A jury found two statements made by Rogers were false, libelous, and made with actual malice. The jury awarded $3,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Time, Inc. v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. HanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Casso v. BrandTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- Ruth Johnson v. John Rogers, County of Meeker of the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Rotkiewicz v. SadowskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Gomes v. FriedCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Paradise v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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