Legal Opinion
Brophy v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 31, 1980No. 2915PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, Judge:
Appellants-plaintiffs, the Police Commissioner of Potts-ville and two police officers, appeal from the order of the lower court granting summary judgment for appellees defendants, the Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. and various of its employees. Appellants had initiated an action in libel seeking to recover compensatory and punitive damages allegedly sustained as a result of a defamatory article published by appellees in the Philadelphia Inquirer on May 18,1975. The story concerned the roles played by appellants in the fatal shooting of a sixteen year old youth who allegedly…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- 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
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3Cited by43 opinions
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