Legal Opinion
Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 2, 1976No. 1 CA-CIV 2426PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAIRE, Chief Judge, Division 1.
On this appeal from a directed verdict for the defendants in a defamation action, the Court is faced with somewhat confusing problems created by changing concepts emanating from the United States Supreme Court’s relatively recent broadening of first amendment freedom of speech rights as applied in defamation actions.
One of the plaintiff-appellants is Dodge City Motors, Inc., a corporation which, at the time of the publication of the alleged defamatory matter, was engaged in the business of selling new and used automobiles in Phoenix, Arizona. The other…
2Cases cited32 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
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1977
- Cochran v. Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Brophy v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
- Brophy v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980