KOTLIKOFF v. THE COMMUNITY NEWS


89 N.J. 62 (1982)

444 A.2d 1086

LOUIS J. KOTLIKOFF, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. THE COMMUNITY NEWS, THE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER GROUP, LOUIS J. RECCHINO, ALBERT MATTERN, JAMES R. RODI AND ROBERT LEATHER, JOINTLY, SEVERALLY OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Lehman argued the cause for appellants The Community News, et al., (Archer, Greiner & Read, attorneys).

William H. Buckman argued the cause for appellant Robert Leather.

Jeffrey M. Keiser argued the cause for respondent (Ballen, Keiser & Denker, attorneys).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, Justice.

This case addresses an aspect of the constitutional protection accorded expression of opinion about a public figure. Our consideration of the subject comes in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with defamation. Plaintiff claims that allegations of a "cover up" contained in defendant Leather's letter to the editor of a local newspaper were defamatory. The trial court, ruling that the remarks...

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