Legal Opinion
Sindorf v. Jacron Sales Co.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 25, 1975No. 257, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
“The security of his reputation or good name from the arts 1 of detraction and slander, are rights to which every man is entitled by reason and natural justice; since, without these, it is impossible to have the perfect enjoyment of any other advantage or right.” 1 W. Blackstone, Commentaries *134.
JACK SINDORF felt that his right to personal security had been violated by the defamation of his reputation and good name by a corporation upon the spoken words of one of its employees, Robert Fridkis. Seeking balm for his hurt, he instituted an action at law in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bagwell v. Peninsula Regional Medical CenterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Jacron Sales Co. v. SindorfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Agriss v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Fleming v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- General Motors Corp. v. PiskorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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