Legal Opinion
Camp v. Yeager
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 2, 1992No. 1910255PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Billy Joe Camp, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendants William R. Yeager, Jr., and Timbes Yeager, Inc., in a defamation action.
In the 1990 election for secretary of state, Camp, the Democratic Party's nominee, faced Perry Hand, the Republican Party's nominee. Hand had employed Yeager of the Mobile advertising firm Timbes Yeager, Inc., as his media consultant. Yeager wrote and produced a television commercial that is at issue in this case.
The commercial opened with Hand standing in a cemetery and consisted of the following text:
"[Hand]: Since becoming secretary…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Barry M. Goldwater v. Ralph Ginzburg, Warren Boroson, and Factmagazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Ginzburg Et Al. v. GoldwaterSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. DaughertySupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Lyons v. Walker Regional Medical CenterSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
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