Legal Opinion
Greenfield v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 4, 1955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
Appellants brought suit to recover damages for the publication of allegedly libelous and slanderous statements by appellees. The complaints were dismissed on the ground that the published matter was privileged.
The basis of this lawsuit is a report of a Federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. It was filed in open court on October 28, 1952, and is described in the clerk’s certification as a “presentment”. There is no question but what it contained ¡defamatory matter specifically implicating ¡both appellants. It was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Mundy v. McDonaldMichigan Supreme Court · 1921
- Parsons v. Age-Herald Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- O'Regan v. SchermerhornSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1946
- Williams v. Journal Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pearce v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1985
- Massengale v. LesterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- DeCamp v. Douglas County Franklin Grand JuryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Fletcher v. GrahamKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
- Fletcher v. GrahamKentucky Supreme Court · 2006