Legal Opinion
Stone v. Banner Publishing Corp.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided January 21, 1988No. 87 Civ. 84, 87 Civ. 85PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
GAGLIARDI, Senior District Judge.
Introduction
This is a defamation suit based on an article published in the Bennington Banner on April 22, 1981. The plaintiffs, New York residents, Alfred M. Stone and Anthony S. LaPiana claim that this article was defamatory and injured their reputation to the extent that they could no longer do business in Bennington and other areas in Vermont. The defendant, a Vermont corporation and publisher of the Bennington Banner, raises several defenses including substantial truth, privilege and lack of actual harm. The case was tried to the court…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Time, Inc. v. FirestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Lent v. HuntoonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- Phillips v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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