McLAUGHLIN v. PHILA. NEWSPAPERS

J-464

465 Pa. 104 (1975)

348 A.2d 376

In re Disbarment Proceedings of Joseph P. McLAUGHLIN v. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 26, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold E. Kohn, David H. Marion, Arthur B. Makadon, Philadelphia, for appellant.

John Rogers Carroll, Carroll & Gabriel, for appellee.

Harold Cramer, Philadelphia, amicus curiae.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant, Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., is the owner and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, a major daily newspaper of general circulation in the city of Philadelphia. (appellant will sometimes hereinafter be referred to as "the Inquirer"). In early 1974, members of the Inquirer reporting staff began an investigation into the background of Joseph P. McLaughlin, a newly appointed assistant district...

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