ROSS v. NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY


228 A.2d 531 (1967)

Charles W. ROSS and Joy R. Powell, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. The NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

March 22, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas H. Rodriguez, of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, Dover, for appellants.

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

WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ., sitting.


CAREY, Justice:

Appellants brought suit in the Superior Court to recover damages for certain allegedly libelous articles which appeared in defendant's newspapers. The Court below granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, and plaintiffs below have appealed.

There seems to be no disagreement concerning the basic rule of law applicable to the case. It is agreed that appellants were public officers within the meaning of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, ...

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