Legal Opinion
Ertel v. Patriot-News Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 1996PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
These are appeals by allowance from the order of the Superior Court, reversing the entry of summary judgment by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. For the reasons that follow, we now reverse.
The instant matter is a civil action for defamation filed by Appellee, Allen E. Ertel (“Ertel”). This action has its origins in a news article published on June 30, 1985 by Appellant, the Patrioi>-News Company (“Patriot-News”) concerning a prosecution conducted by Ertel while he was District Attorney for Lycoming County. This 1974 prosecution resulted in a…
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