Legal Opinion
Madison v. Yunker
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1978No. 13741PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daly
Plaintiff appeals from the order of the District Court, Missoula County, granting defendants’ motion to dismiss, plaintiff’s cause of action for libel and from the entry of judgment for defendants.
The present cause of action arose out of a purported libelous publication written by defendant Carey Matovich Yunker (Yunker) and published in the October 8, 1974 edition of the Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana student newspaper. In pertinent part the editorial' states:
“* * * One of the memos is from A1 Madison. His position, director of the University print-shop, alone makes anything he…
2Cases cited10 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
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.California Supreme Court · 1989
- Gazette, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Buckman v. Montana Deaconess HospitalMontana Supreme Court · 1986
- Boswell v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1986
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