Legal Opinion
Newspaper Publishing Corp. v. Burke
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 23, 1976No. Record 750031PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, C.J.
These separate libel actions were brought by Doctors P. Declan Burke and John T. Payette, Jr., plaintiffs, against Newspaper Publishing Corp. (Newspaper), publisher of the Culpeper Star-Exponent, and Dr. John J. Waldowski, defendants, to recover compensatory and punitive damages. The cases were jointly tried before a jury which, in each case, awarded $10,000 punitive damages but no compensatory damages, and also found in favor of Dr. Waldowski.
Newspaper contends on this appeal that the trial court erred in granting and refusing certain instructions, in holding that punitive damages may be…
2Cases cited16 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
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Gazette, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1977
- Fleming v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. EllingtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Hepps v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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