Legal Opinion
Short v. News-Journal Company
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 30, 1965No. 27PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice.
This is a libel action. The ultimate question on the appeal is whether the newspaper publication here involved was privileged.
I
The facts are uncontroverted:
On January 11, 1963, Eugene Knoblauch, a reporter for the defendant, The News-Journal Company, made a routine check of the Wilmington office of the District Director of Internal Revenue Service (hereinafter “Director”). Knoblauch asked the Director whether he had any news for press release. In the Director’s presence and with his consent, the Chief of the Delinquent Accounts and Returns Branch of the office related to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Yaselli v. GoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Standard Oil Co. v. City of LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Howard v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Spence v. FunkSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- Alfred Avins, in No. 79-1747 v. James P. White, in No. 79-1748Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Barker v. HuangSupreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Lulay v. Peoria Journal-Star, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Nix v. SawyerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1983
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