Legal Opinion

Hill v. Petrotech Resources Corp.

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided October 21, 2010No. 2010-SC-000182-IPublished

1Opinion of the Court

325 S.W.3d 302 (2010)

H.C. "Blue" HILL, Movant,

v.

PETROTECH RESOURCES CORPORATION and John Burness, Respondents.

No. 2010-SC-000182-I.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 21, 2010.

Matthew James Baker, Bowling Green, KY, Counsel for Movant.

Michael Scott Vitale, English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, Bowling Green, KY, Counsel for Respondents.

Opinion of the Court by Justice VENTERS.

The question presented in this case is one of first impression in Kentucky: whether a court may enjoin the expression of certain thoughts and opinions before a final adjudication determining that the expression is unprotected…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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