Legal Opinion
McDermott v. Biddle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 12, 1996PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is an appeal from the order of the Superior Court affirming the trial court’s award of a new trial in a defamation action brought by a public figure. The new trial was granted due to apparently inconsistent jury verdicts as to two separate but similar publications. The jury found both publications libelous but only one false (hence compensable), and the other *23not proven false (hence not compensable). We granted allocatur to consider the propriety of granting a new trial.
Between May 15 and May 17, 1983, the Philadelphia Inquirer published a series of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ferrick Excavating & Grading Co. v. Senger Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Hornak v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Beyrand v. KELLYSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CooperSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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- Commonwealth v. RiceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Cadora v. Novak, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2005
- Cappiali and Blumenthal, P.C. v. Nichols, H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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