Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Herald Ass'n
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 4, 1989No. 87-599PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
Plaintiff, Dan Ryan, brought this libel suit against The Rutland Herald for printing a story about illegal dumping which named him as a truck driver who hauled hazardous waste, when in fact the driver was his cousin, Jack Ryan. The jury found in plaintiff’s favor and awarded him $1 in compensatory damages and $5,000 in punitive damages. *277Defendant appeals. We affirm the compensatory damages award and reverse the punitive damages award.
During the summer of 1986, The Rutland Herald ran a series of articles about the trucking of rubble to Vermont from construction sites in Boston. One of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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