Legal Opinion
Rouch v. Enquirer & News of Battle Creek
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 1984No. Docket 66177PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtK. N. Sanborn, J.
On June 14, 1982, the trial court granted summary judgment for defendant on the basis that plaintiff could not prove that defendant acted with actual malice in the publication of a defamatory news item. Plaintiff appeals as of right.
On December 22, 1979, defendant printed the following story under the headline, "Police arrest suspect in baby-sitter assault”:
"A 43-year-old man has been arrested and charged with with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old women [sic] who was baby-sitting with his children at his ex-wife’s house on North Finlay Avenue in Bedford Township.
"The suspect has been…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
60 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- Printing Mart-Morristown v. Sharp Electronics Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Jones v. TaibbiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Rouch v. Enquirer & News of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Rouch v. Enquirer & NewsMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
- Fisher v. Detroit Free Press, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.