Legal Opinion

Graham v. Today's Spirit

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 8, 1983No. 8 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1983PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal presents an issue of first impression involving the interpretation of the “Uniform Single Publication Act”, the Act of July 9, 1976, P.L. 586 No. 142 § 2, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8341 (the Act). Specifically, this Court must determine the interpretation of “single publication” under the Act. In its relevant part, the Act states:

“(b) General rule — No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander, or invasion of privacy, or any other tort founded upon any single publication, or exhibition, or utterance, such as any one edition of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Gaetano v. Sharon Herald Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. DOMINIAK v. National EnquirerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. City of Philadelphia v. SchweikerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. In Re Philadelphia Newspapers, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
  3. Geyer v. SteinbronnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Shaffer v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Woods v. Prestwick House, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011

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