Legal Opinion
Matthews, Cremins, McLean, Inc. v. Nichter
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided July 3, 1979No. 7826SC904PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
Plaintiff presents only one argument on appeal. It contends that the court erred in granting defendants’ motion for dismissal of the action for libel because plaintiff had presented sufficient evidence to submit the question of defamation to the jury.
Libel has been defined as a malicious publication, in writing, which tends to impeach the reputation of someone and expose him to public contempt. 50 Am. Jur. 2d Libel, and Slander § 3 (1970).
“ ‘Libels may be divided into three classes: (1) Publications which are obviously defamatory and which are termed libels per se; (2)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Flake Ex Rel. Flake v. Greensboro News Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Badame v. LampkeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Stewart v. Nation-Wide Check CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Four Star Stage Lighting, Inc. v. MerrickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Robinson v. Nationwide Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Johnson v. BollingerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
- Johnson v. BollingerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
- Eli Research, Inc. v. United Communications Group, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2004
- Spirax Sarco, Inc. v. SSI Engineering, Inc.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2015
- Williams v. RileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
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