Legal Opinion
Telnikoff v. Matusevitch
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 10, 1997No. Misc. No. 3, Sept. Term, 1996PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The issue presented in this certified question case is whether a particular English libel judgment, under the circumstances presented, is contrary to the public policy of Maryland so that it should be denied recognition under principles of comity.
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Vladimir Matusevitch, now a Maryland resident, was bom to parents of Belarusan Jewish descent in New York City in 1936. In 1940, Matusevitch moved to Russia where he remained until 1968 when he defected to Norway and received political asylum. Between 1969 and 1992, Matusevitch worked in several countries as a journalist for Radio…
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