Legal Opinion
Grebner v. Runyon
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1984No. Docket 66865PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, P.J.
Plaintiff filed a defamation action against defendants Robert Runyon and MegaMedia, Incorporated, on March 6, 1980. On Jan uary 16, 1981, plaintiff filed his first amended complaint in which he added Robert Black as a defendant.
This action arises out of the following factual situation. On October 31, 1979, defendant Black, an assistant to the Mayor of Lansing, allegedly told Arlo Earegood, a deputy county sheriff, that plaintiff, a county commissioner, had been indicted or charged with criminal tax evasion. Defendant Runyon, an employee of the Ingham County News, purportedly obtained the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- De Haan v. WinterMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Postill v. Booth Newspapers, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- International Union United Automobile Workers v. WoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Kefgen v. DavidsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
- Platsis v. EF Hutton & Co. Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1986
- Lumber Village, Inc v. SieglerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- Mino v. Clio School DistrictMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
- Milan Chonich and Carmen Pascaretti, Cross-Appellants v. Wayne County Community College, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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