Legal Opinion
Deutcsh v. Birmingham Post Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 2, 1992No. 1902000PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Arthur v. Deutcsh, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the Birmingham Post Company (publisher of the Post-Herald newspaper and hereinafter referred to as "the Post-Herald").
The issue is whether, in opposition to the Post-Herald's summary judgment motion, Deutcsh presented clear and convincing evidence of actual malice on the part of the Post-Herald.
Deutcsh was hired in 1981 to be the police chief of the City of Birmingham. Deutcsh claimed that the Post-Herald libeled him in 37 newspaper articles. In his complaint against the Post-Herald, Deutcsh claimed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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