Legal Opinion
Smith v. Linn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 7, 1989No. 3101PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMILIA, Judge:
Appellant David H. Smith, individually and as administrator of the estate of Patricia Smith, deceased, appeals sum mary judgment granted September 30, 1988 in favor of appellee, Lyle Stuart, Inc. Patricia Smith died in July of 1977 allegedly as a result of the sudden onset of complications caused by a liquid protein diet which she was following, as set forth in a book entitled, When Everything Else Fails ... The Last Chance Diet.
The trial court Opinion explains the appellant brought an action seeking to recover for the death of the decedent against the publisher of the book,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Harford Mutual Insurance v. MoorheadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Birmingham v. Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1992
- Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Wilhelm Winter Cynthia Zheng v. G.P. Putnam's SonsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Gorran v. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2006
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.