Legal Opinion
Hill v. Evening News Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided August 26, 1998PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
CUFF, J.A.D.
In this appeal, we must determine whether a person found guilty by a jury of aggravated assault stemming from an alterca*549tion in which the victim died was defamed by a local newspaper when its report of his sentence recited he had been found guilty of aggravated manslaughter. On cross motions for summary judgment, the motion judge granted the newspaper’s motion and dismissed the complaint because the article was not defamatory.
The facts are not in dispute. On December 22, 1992, an altercation occurred between plaintiff Charles J. Hill and…
2Cases cited20 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
- Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Time, Inc. v. FirestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolston v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Fortenbaugh v. New Jersey PressNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- Gulrajaney v. PetrichaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2005
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