Legal Opinion
Fulton v. Advertiser Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 19, 1980No. 79-217PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a summary judgment for defendants The Advertiser Company and David Bronner in a defamation suit seeking compensatory and punitive damages. We reverse and remand.
Defendant David Bronner, Finance Director of the State of Alabama and by virtue of that position a member of the State of Alabama Building Commission, acting within his official capacity as Chairman of the State Building Commission's Executive Committee on Personnel and Finance, initiated an investigation into alleged abuses and misconduct within the Commission. As a result of this investigation and the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- 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
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- Schoen v. GulledgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Nelson v. Lapeyrouse Grain Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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