Legal Opinion
True v. Ladner
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 22, 1986PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
In this slander action the defendants, Richard S. Ladner, Superintendent of School Union 30, and Ladner’s superior, the Lisbon School Committee, appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court, Andros-coggin County, entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Michael True. On appeal, the defendants contend that the trial court erred in ruling that 1) Ladner was not immune from suit pursuant to the personal immunity for discretionary functions under 14 M.R.S.A. § 8111(1X0) (1980); 2) statements made by Ladner were not absolutely protected as expressions of opinion;…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Darling v. Augusta Mental Health InstituteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
- Kahn v. BowerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. LipscombSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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