Legal Opinion
O'Neil v. Edmonds
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 3, 1958No. Civ. A. No. 2449PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
The issue for consideration on defendants’ motion for summary judgment is whether the publication of a false report of a person’s death is sufficient to form the basis of an action for libel, and whether the same is actionable under and by virtue of the provisions of § 8-630, Code of Virginia, 1950; said latter section providing for a cause of action under the Virginia statute of insulting words relating to “all words which from their usual construction and common acceptation are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace”.
The plaintiff…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Carwile v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- W. T. Grant Co. v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
- Estill v. Hearst Publishing Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Darnell v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Guide Publishing Co. v. FutrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Decker v. Princeton Packet, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Goulmamine v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2015
- Decker v. Princeton Packet, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- Berry v. ClarkRichmond County Circuit Court · 1996
- Street v. National Broadcasting Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977