Legal Opinion
DOMINIAK v. National Enquirer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 2, 1970No. Appeal, 368PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
This appeal involves the application of Pennsylvania’s one year statute of limitations for libel, Act of March 27, 1713, 1 Sin. L. 76, §1, 12 P.S. §31; Act of April 25, 1850, P. L. 569, §35, 12 P.S. §32, to the Uniform Single Publication Act, Act of August 21, 1953, P. L. 1242, §1 et seq., 12 P.S. §2090.1 et seq.1
John Dominiak, a minor, by his guardian, filed suit against National Enquirer, Best Medium Publishing Co., Inc. and United News Company on March 15, 1965 alleging that the National Enquirer issue dated March 29, 1964 contained material defamatory to him.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. New York Post CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Gaetano v. Sharon Herald Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Agriss v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Applewhite v. Memphis State UniversityTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Fleury v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Graham v. Today's SpiritSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Richard M. Patch v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. And Frank BrowningCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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