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BINDER et ux. v. TRIANGLE PUB., INC.

442 Pa. 319 (1971)

Binder et ux., Appellants, v. Triangle Publications, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Baer Cohen, with him Abrahams & Loewenstein, for appellants.

David H. Marion, with him Harold E. Kohn and Barney B. Welsh, for appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, March 18, 1971:

The controlling issue presented in this appeal is whether a news story headlined "Slay Trial Bares Story of Bizarre Love Triangle" published by the Philadelphia Daily News is actionable as libel or is privileged as a matter of law either as a fair and accurate report of a judicial proceeding or as a constitutionally protected publication under the First Amendment. We affirm the granting of defendant-appellee's motion...

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