Legal Opinion
Miles v. Perry
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 21, 1987No. 4736PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
In this defamation action, the defendants1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The dispositive issues2 *586to be determined on this appeal are whether the trial court erred (1) in concluding that the plaintiff is not a public figure, (2) in holding that the defendants did not successfully prove any recognized privilege which would immunize them from liability for harm caused by defamatory falsehoods, (3) in awarding the plaintiff $25,000 as general damages, without proof of special damages, and (4) in holding the defendants jointly and severally liable…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Gaudio v. Griffin Health Services Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Turf Lawnmower Repair, Inc. v. Bergen Record Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Field v. KearnsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Gambardella v. Apple Health Care, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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