DICKEY v. CBS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 74-1867.

441 F.Supp. 1133 (1977)

Samuel R. DICKEY v. CBS, INC.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

October 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin S. Ackerman, Upper Darby, Pa., for plaintiff.

George P. Williams, III, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

McGLYNN, District Judge.

This is an action for libel resulting from statements made by an incumbent U. S. Representative during the course of a primary political campaign in 1974 which were aired by the defendant on a public affairs television program called "Update".

That the statements were defamatory and false is not disputed, but because the plaintiff is admittedly a public figure, the issue to be decided...

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