Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Philadelphia Daily News
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 2000PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDOCK, J.:
¶ 1 C. Delores Tucker and her husband, William, (the Tuckers) appeal from the order sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer filed by the appellees and dismissing the Tuckers’ defamation complaint. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
¶ 2 The facts underlying this action were accurately summarized by the trial court in its opinion filed pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925(a) and are not in dispute. For purposes of this opinion, we reproduce these facts below, deleting citations and footnotes that refer…
2Cases cited16 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
- Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. ConnaughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Agriss v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Rush v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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3Cited by34 opinions
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