Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 23, 1995No. 92-576-AppealPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Acting Chief Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal by the defendant, Clifford W. Johnson, Jr. (defendant) from a judgment entered in the Superi- or Court in favor of his former wife, Carole J. Johnson (plaintiff) awarding her compensatory damages of $5,000 plus interest and punitive damages in the amount of $20,000 for allegedly slandering the plaintiff in a public place on the evening of August 29, 1986. We affirm the judgment in part and reverse in part. The facts of the case as stated succinctly in the plaintiff’s brief are as follows.
On the evening of August…
2Cases cited13 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
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Palmisano v. TothSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Pollard v. Acer GroupSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
- Mark v. Congregation Mishkon TefilohSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
- McFarland v. BrierSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
- URI Student Senate v. Town of NarragansettDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2010
- Intercity Maintenance Co. v. Local 254 Service Employees International UnionDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1999
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.