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Haycox v. Dunn

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 10, 1958No. Record 4799PublishedCited by 8 opinions

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1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

This is a motion for judgment instituted by J. Willcox Dunn, alleging the publication by defendants, Fred A. Haycox, Albín R. Mailhes, and The Beach Publishing Corporation, of common law libel and insulting words under our statute. (Virginia Code, 1950, § 8-630.) The action is based on two publications appearing in the “Virginia Beach Sun-News,” one on November 24, 1955, and the other on December 8, 1955.

Dunn is the editor and publisher of a weekly newspaper called “Princess Anne Free Press,” published at Virginia Beach, in Princess Anne County, Virginia. Mailhes is vice-president, general…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chaffin v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  2. Conroy v. Fall River Herald News Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  3. Repass v. RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
  4. Chaffin v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
  5. Borley v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Atkins v. Industrial Telecommunications Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Sigal Construction Corp. v. StanburyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
  5. Foretich v. Capital Cities/Abc, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994

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