Legal Opinion
Gutter v. Dow Jones, Inc.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1986No. 85-1084PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCelebrezze, C.J.
The narrow question of substantive law presented in this appeal is whether a general circulation newspaper is liable to one of its subscribers or readers for a non-defamatory negligent misrepresentation of fact in a news article relied on by the reader in choosing a securities investment which results in a financial loss because of a market decline. We recognize that many of the landmark cases concerning the rights guaranteed the press by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 11, Article I, of the Ohio Constitution involve distinguishable factual settings and legal…
2Cases cited12 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
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- O'Brien v. University Community Tenants Union, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1975
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by58 opinions
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