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Beattie v. Fleet National Bank

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 3, 2000No. 98-338-AppealPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

This is a defamation action concerning a mortgage lender’s derogatory opinion about an allegedly inflated real estate appraisal. The Superior Court dismissed the complaint of the plaintiff, James Beattie (Beattie), an independent real estate appraiser, after it granted summary judgment to the defendants Fleet National Bank, Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc. (Fleet Mortgage or the bank), and Max T. Corn-well (Cornwell). Beattie appeals from the final judgment in favor of the defendants.

Summary of the Case

Beattie’s lawsuit arose out of a February 1996 letter that Fleet…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. ConnaughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Burke v. GreggSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
  5. Magnusson v. New York Times Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004

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