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McDOWELL v. PAIEWONSKY

Nos. 83-3008, 83-3007.

769 F.2d 942 (1985)

E.H. McDOWELL, Appellant in No. 83-3008, v. Michael PAIEWONSKY, Appellant in No. 83-3007.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel H. Seymour (argued), Barbara Schneider Jost Chapman, Duff and Paul, Washington, D.C., for appellant Michael A. Paiewonsky.

Samuel H. Hall, Jr. (argued), St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellee E.H. McDowell.

Before ADAMS, GARTH and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied September 10, 1985.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

An architect-engineer with a long history of work on public projects brought a defamation suit against a senator in the Virgin Islands legislature based on allegedly false remarks made by the senator during a weekly political broadcast. Ruling that the plaintiff was a private figure, the district court permitted recovery upon a showing of negligence...

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