Legal Opinion
Thomson v. Cash
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 23, 1979No. 78-171PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROCK J.
This libel action is before us on defendants’ exceptions to the Trial Court’s {Flynn, J.) denial of their motions to dismiss and for summary judgment.
Defendant Cash is the author of a book entitled Who the Hell is William Loeb?, which was published by defendant Amoskeag Press, Inc. in December 1975. The book contains a paragraph concerning the plaintiff, Meldrim Thomson, Jr., as follows:
Being a Republican was no asset in beginning a law practice during the Depression in Georgia, so Thomson went to work for a law book publishing firm in Brooklyn, N.Y., and rose to be managing editor.…
2Cases cited32 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
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Aversa v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Jeffrey Kassel v. Gannett Co., Inc., D/B/A "Usa Today,"Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- McGranahan v. DaharSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Branda v. SanfordNevada Supreme Court · 1981
- Duchesnaye v. Munro Entersprises, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
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