DOMINIAK et al. v. NATIONAL ENQUIRER


439 Pa. 222 (1970)

Dominiak et al., Appellants, v. National Enquirer.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pepe, Jr., for appellant.

Wilbur H. Haines, Jr., with him Frederick M. Lowther, James T. Giles, and Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, July 2, 1970:

This appeal involves the application of Pennsylvania's one year statute of limitations for libel, Act of March 27, 1713, 1 Sm. L. 76, § 1, 12 P.S. § 31; Act of April 25, 1850, P.L. 569, § 35, 12 P.S. § 32, to the Uniform Single Publication Act, Act of August 21, 1953, P.L. 1242, § 1 et seq., 12 P.S. § 2090.1 et seq.1

John Dominiak, a minor, by his guardian...

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