Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Gannett
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 15, 1934PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.
Both actions herein are of libel, alleged on one publication, tried and heard by this court at the same sessions. One opinion will suffice for both.
Publication was in the Portland Press Herald on May 4, 1933, when an editorial appeared under the title “Plans for Reopening Closed Banks.”
In his declaration plaintiff inserted from the editorial this extract: “With reference to the so-called ‘Casco Plan’ which was advocated chiefly by Philip F. Chapman, former president of the closed banks,” and claimed that by its publication he was damaged.
To the declaration a general demurrer was duly filed,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thompson v. Lewiston Daily Sun Publishing Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1898
- Garmong v. HendersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1914
- Gilbert v. DodgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1931
- Bradburg v. SegalSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1922
3Cited by11 opinions
- Bakal v. WeareSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- Marston v. NewavomSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- Picard v. BrennanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Pan Am Systems, Inc. v. Atlantic Northeast Rails & Ports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
- Dressler v. MayerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
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