Legal Opinion
Renwick v. News & Observer Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 6, 1984No. 412A83PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
The question before us for review in this consolidated appeal is whether the plaintiffs complaints state a claim upon which relief can be granted against either or both defendants for either libel or invasion of privacy. We hold that the plaintiffs complaints fail to state a claim against either defendant on either theory.
The plaintiff, Hayden B. Renwick, is Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina *314at Chapel Hill. He has been employed by the University since 1969. On April 22, 1981, The Raleigh Times published an editorial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Presnell v. PellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Snyder v. FreemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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