Legal Opinion
Jackie R. Sauerhoff v. The Hearst Corporation (Baltimore News American Division), a Body Corporate
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1976No. 75-1229PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action for defamation appellant, Jackie R. Sauerhoff, complained that The Hearst Corp., appellee, of Maryland, libeled him by disseminating in its newspaper the following account:
“Boyfriend sues for Raffie Prize $$ Sweeter than Love?
“Although Lady Luck apparently favored Jackie R. Sauerhoff, his girlfriend appears to have soured on him, according to a suit filed in Circuit Court Tuesday.
“Sauerhoff of the 1100 block Haverhill Road says in his suit that he bought a $10 raffle ticket last month while he and his girlfriend, Miss Linda Adams, of the…
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- Bowie v. Evening NewsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
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