Legal Opinion
Loveless v. Graddick
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 4, 1975No. SC 1307PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLOODWORTH, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted the defendants in an action of libel.
Plaintiff Loveless and defendant Grad-dick were both candidates for the office of District Attorney of Mobile County in the general election held November 5, 1974. 1 On October 22, 1974, plaintiff sued defendants Graddick, M. Rout Hudson and certain fictitious persons for libel claiming $100,000 damages. The complaint charged that defendants falsely and maliciously published, or caused to be published, an advertisement in THE MOBILE PRESS REGISTER on Sunday, October 13, 1974, of and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Barry M. Goldwater v. Ralph Ginzburg, Warren Boroson, and Factmagazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Vera Croley, Etc. v. Matson Navigation Company, David E. Bouler v. Matson Navigation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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