Legal Opinion
Hall v. Post
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 6, 1988No. 340PA87PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
In the present case, this Court must decide whether claims for tortious invasion of privacy by truthful public disclosure of “private” facts concerning the plaintiffs are cognizable at law in North Carolina. We hold that they are not and reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The plaintiffs, Susie Hall and her adoptive mother, Mary Hall, brought separate civil actions against the defendants for invasion of privacy. The actions were based upon two articles printed in The Salisbury Post and written by its special assignment reporter, Rose Post. The defendants answered…
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