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MENEFEE v. CBS, INC.

458 Pa. 46 (1974)

Menefee, Appellant, v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin E. Zuckerman, with him Wright, Spencer, Manning & Sagendorph, for appellant.

M. Carton Dittman, Jr., with him Tyson W. Coughlin, and Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, for appellees.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, October 16, 1974:

Robert Menefee, whose executrix is the appellant here, was for twenty years a radio personality in and around Philadelphia. Since 1960, he was employed by radio station WCAU in Philadelphia, which is wholly owned by the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. In the summer of 1967, Menefee, who referred to himself as "opinionated but lovable," conducted a one-man talk show from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, in which he...

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