SHEERAN v. COLPO


460 A.2d 522 (1983)

Francis J. SHEERAN, Thomas Byron and George Mycock, Defendants Below, Appellants, v. Jesse COLPO, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: April 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Little, Wilmington, for appellants.

Jane R. Roth (argued), Neil B. Glassman, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for appellee.

Before McNEILLY, HORSEY and MOORE, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

This libel action was brought by the plaintiff, Jesse Colpo, based on allegedly defamatory statements published against him at the direction or instigation of the defendants, Francis J. Sheeran, Thomas Byron and George Mycock, during a campaign for election of officers of General Teamsters Local Union 326 in Wilmington, Delaware. Colpo was a candidate for president of the Union, seeking to oust the incumbent,...

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