Legal Opinion
Moore v. Bailey
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 18, 1981No. 81-26-IIPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNER, Judge.
Two issues presented by this appeal in this defamation action are whether there was material evidence to support the jury’s finding of actual malice and its award of compensatory and punitive damages. Also raised is whether statements made to those who are investigating purported misconduct by a public official are part of a quasi-judicial function to such an extent that they are absolutely privileged.
The plaintiff-appellee, R. Lynn Moore, 1 the Franklin County environmentalist for the Tennessee Department of Public Health, instituted a suit for slander on February 1,…
2Cases cited15 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
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- John J. Glennon, Jr. v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Pate v. Service Merchandise Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Myers v. Pickering Firm, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Kenney v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2003
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