Legal Opinion
Embers Supper Club, Inc. v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1984No. 83-102PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford F. Brown, J.
The directed verdict for defendant requires determining the standard or rule for imposing liability upon a defendant which publishes false statements concerning a plaintiff who is not a public official or public figure. Since plaintiff is not a public official or public figure, the holdings in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), 376 U.S. 254, and Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts (1967), 388 U.S. 130, requiring proof of actual malice by defendant are inapplicable.
In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the United States Supreme Court held that a “public official” could not maintain a suit for…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by38 opinions
- City of Willoughby Hills v. Cincinnati InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- Scott v. News-HeraldOhio Supreme Court · 1986
- Lansdowne v. Beacon Journal Publishing Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1987
- Pollock v. RashidOhio Court of Appeals · 1996
- Matalka v. LagemannOhio Court of Appeals · 1985
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