Legal Opinion
Curran v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1981No. 244PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
These are libel actions brought by the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Philadelphia, *167appellant Robert Curran, against the publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, appellee Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. In the first action, appellant seeks damages for articles published by appellee in April of 1976 which reported appellant’s resignation from office. In the second action, appellant seeks damages for an article published by appellee in September of 1976 reporting remarks made by appellant’s successor in office, David Marston, Esquire.
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