Legal Opinion
Hayes v. Booth Newspapers, Inc.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1980No. Docket 43401PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCynar, J.
On June 15, 1972, plaintiff filed a two-count complaint for libel. Said complaint was in response to two articles published in the Flint Journal, one of the newspapers in the Booth chain. The articles related to the actions of plaintiff in conducting the defense of one Mandric Strodder, accused of the first-degree murder of a Flint woman in 1970. The opinions of then Chief Justice Kavanagh and of Justice Williams in the case of People v Strodder, 394 Mich 193; 229 NW2d 318 (1975), reh den 395 Mich 902 (1975), recount in part the tragic events which transpired during the course of that trial,…
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
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Time, Inc. v. FirestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Trail Clinic, Pc v. BlochMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Meyer v. HubbellMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hollowell v. Career Decisions, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Fisher v. Detroit Free Press, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- Szidik v. PodsiadloMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
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