Legal Opinion
DeFilippo v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 15, 1982No. 80-318-AppealPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
446 A.2d 1036 (1982)
Shirley DeFILIPPO et al.
v.
NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO., INC. et al.
No. 80-318-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
June 15, 1982.
Thomas W. Pearlman, Morton J. Marks, William A. Gosz, Providence, for plaintiffs.
Edwards & Angell, Knight Edwards, Providence, Coudert Brothers, Carleton G. Eldridge, Jr., June A. Eichbaum, New York City, for defendants.
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
This is an unusual and tragic case in which this court is being called upon to fashion a rule of great social import. The issue raised herein is one of first impression in this jurisdiction. The plaintiffs,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Bill v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
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