Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Ulman

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified two questions of Maryland law for our consideration pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol.), § 12-601 et seq. of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. The questions are:

"1. (a) Does a new and separate cause of action accrue against the publisher of a libelous statement each time a third party republishes the libelous statement under circumstances in which the republication can be said to be the natural and probable consequence of the original…