Legal Opinion
Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Ass'n v. Bresler
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 18, 1970No. [No. 97, September Term, 1968.]PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.
This appeal involves a judgment, entered upon the verdict of a jury by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County (Mathias, J.) for $17,500 damages ($5,000 compensatory and $12,500 punitive) in favor of Charles S. Bresler, appellee and plaintiff below, for libel, against the appellants and defendants below, Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc. (Publishing Association) publisher of the Greenbelt News Review (News Review), and its president, Alfred M. Skolnik.
Inasmuch as the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Bresler, we must review the facts in the light most…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- A. S. Abell Co. v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Cheek v. J. B. G. Properties, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Black v. Leatherwood Motor Coach Corp.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
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