Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 20, 1990No. C8-88-2631, C0-88-2672PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
This case asks whether a newspaper’s breach of its reporter’s promise of anonymity to a news source is legally enforceable. We conclude the promise is not enforceable, neither as a breach of contract claim nor, in this case, under promissory estoppel. We affirm the court of appeals’ dismissal of plaintiffs claim based on fraudulent misrepresentation, and reverse the court of appeals’ allowance of the breach of contract claim.
Claiming a reporter’s promise to keep his name out of a news story was broken, plaintiff Dan Cohen sued defendants Northwest Publications, Inc.,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jones v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. TornilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Steele v. IsikoffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- Pierce v. St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1JSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- Bond v. U.S. Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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