Legal Opinion
Dow v. New Haven Independent, Inc.
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided September 11, 1987No. File 257261PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
In this action for libel brought by the plaintiff, John Dow, Jr., because of an allegedly libelous newspaper article published by the named defendant, the New Haven Independent, Inc., the defendants 1 seek summary judgment. The defendants’ motion for summary judgment is predicated on three of their five special defenses: 2 (1) the statements are not libelous as a matter of law; (2) they are opinions protected by the state and federal constitutions; (3) they are comments protected by the common law privilege of fair comment. The court need not determine whether the statements come within the…
2Cases cited20 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
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bertell Ollman v. Rowland Evans, Robert NovakCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
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