Legal Opinion
Goodrick v. Gannett Co., Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 9, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-02PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEEL, District Judge:
This is a libel action by Harry J. Goodrick (Goodrick) against Gannett Co., Inc. (Gannett) arising out of the publication by Gannett of an article on November 22, 1979, in “The Compass,” a pamphlet published weekly on Thursdays by Gannett and included with Gannett’s publication, The News-Journal, in a limited area of its circulation, including Cecil County, Maryland. A portion of the article resulted from an interview by Ms. Brown, an employee of defendant, with one John Michael Hodge-son, an inmate of Cecil County Jail. Plaintiff had represented Hodgeson as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Monitor Patriot Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
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