Legal Opinion
Thomas Merton Center v. Rockwell International Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 17, 1981No. 81-1-9, 81-1-10PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
Appellant Rockwell International Corporation is the prime contractor for the B-l bomber project. Appellant Crosby M. Kelly was Vice-President of Communications for Rockwell. They appeal from an order of the Superior Court which reversed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dismissing a complaint in libel filed by appellee, the Thomas Merton Center. Appellee is a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation, some of whose members actively campaigned against the United States government’s proposed development of the B-l bomber.
The trial court…
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