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REARDON v. NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY

164 A.2d 263 (1960)

Francis A. REARDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY, a corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

October 6, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Leshem and H. B. Rubenstein, of Leshem & Rubenstein, Wilmington, for plaintiff, appellant.

Louis J. Finger, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for defendant, appellee.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.

BRAMHALL, Justice.

Two questions are presented by this appeal: (1) Does the complaint state a cause of action for libel?; and (2) Does the complaint state a cause of action for invasion of the right of privacy?

Plaintiff's complaint is based upon a newspaper article published by defendant on May 21, 1959, based upon certain criticism of plaintiff, a Judge of the Family Court of New Castle County, at a meeting of the...

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