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THUMA v. HEARST CORPORATION

Civ. No. 70-1048.

340 F.Supp. 867 (1972)

Harry Warren THUMA v. The HEARST CORPORATION, a body corporate of the State of Delaware.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

March 29, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Cahill, Jr., and Weinberg & Green, Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff.

James J. Doyle, Jr., John B. Jaske and Sherbow, Shea & Doyle, Baltimore, Md., for defendant.

FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.

In this libel action, Thuma, a captain in the Baltimore County police force and commander of the Parkville police district in that county, seeks damages, contending that The Hearst Corporation (Hearst) violated the standards of New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964).1 Hearst has moved for summary judgment. The essential facts are undisputed...

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