Legal Opinion
Fadell v. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided December 1, 1976No. 72 H 311PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
The defendants have all filed motions for summary judgment on the basis of the pleadings, the depositions and answers to interrogatories on file with this Court, and the documentary materials annexed as exhibits to the motions. This memorandum opinion provides the backdrop and basis for the separately entered findings of fact and conclusions of law.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The plaintiff, Thomas R. Fadell, (hereinafter “Faded”), the elected Tax Assessor of Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana, instituted this libel action predicated upon an article…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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