Legal Opinion
Morrissette v. Cowette
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 6, 1982No. 82-046PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The plaintiff, George Morrissette, contends that the Superior Court (Flynn, J.) erred in dismissing his libel action. We uphold the trial court.
The plaintiff alleges that he was libeled during the summer of 1980, while he was a candidate for the New Hampshire State Senate, when the president of the defendant New Hampshire State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, sent a letter to union members urging them to support the plaintiffs opponent, the incumbent Senator Norman Champagne. In the final two paragraphs of the letter, the defendants stated:
“Senator Champagne is running in the Democratic primary…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chagnon v. Union-Leader Corp.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1961
- Thomson v. CashSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Desert Sun Publishing Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- McCusker v. Valley NewsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- Pease v. Telegraph Publishing Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Jeffrey Kassel v. Gannett Co., Inc., D/B/A "Usa Today,"Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Duchesnaye v. Munro Entersprises, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Nash v. Keene Publishing Corp.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- Chamberlin v. 101 Realty, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1985
- Catalfo v. JensenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1987
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