Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Joint Council 53, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1965No. Appeals, 269 and 272PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
Plaintiffs, six individuals, filed a complaint in trespass against seven individuals and five unincorporated labor organizations seeking damages for libel. The alleged defamation appeared in a printed tabloid called “Teamsters Extra”1 which was specially issued during a campaign preceding a National Labor Relations Board [NLRB] representation election.2
*404The complaint alleged that defendants, with willful and malicious intent to injure plaintiffs, published articles, sketches, and pictures in the “Teamsters Extra” which contained malicious and defamatory material.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Edwards v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Beauharnais v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United Steelworkers of America v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Robert W. Johnston v. H. G. Cartwright, Kiowa Corporation, Walter Brown and H. G. Cartwright v. Robert W. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Joint Council 53, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fox v. KahnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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