Legal Opinion
Shannon v. Walt Disney Productions, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 1980No. 60145PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Appellant Craig Shannon, by next friend, brought an action for negligence. The trial court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds that 1) the negligence claim cannot be sustained as a matter of law and 2) the First Amendment is an absolute defense to this action. We reverse.
On February 28,1978, appellant, a child of age 11, was watching a television program entitled “The Mickey Mouse Club.” The program, oriented to children between the ages of 6 and 12, was produced by appellee Walt Disney Productions, Inc., syndicated by appellee SFM Media, Inc. and…
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- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Weirum v. RKO General, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1975
- Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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