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Sarandrea v. Sharon Herald Co.
pactcompllawren · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sprouse v. Clay Communication Inc., 158 W.Va. 427 , 211 S.E.2d 674 (1975), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , 96 S.Ct. 145 , 46 L.Ed.2d 107 (1975), reh. denied, 423 U.S. 991 , 96 S.Ct. 406 , 46 L.Ed.2d 311 (1975).
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Havalunch, Inc. v. Mazza
W. Va. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sprouse v. Clay Communications, 158 W.Va. 427 , 211 S.E.2d 674 , cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , 96 S.Ct. 145 , 46 L.Ed.2d 107 (1975).
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Mauck v. City of Martinsburg
W. Va. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sprouse v. Clay Communications, Inc., 158 W.Va. 427 , 211 S.E.2d 674 Cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , rehearing denied, 423 U.S. 991 (1975).
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Belcher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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W. Va. · 2002 · signal: see also · confidence low
In Crump , this Court addressed the definition of a defamatory statement and explained as follows: A statement may be described as defamatory "if it tends so to harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the: community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him." Restatement (Second) of Torts § 559 (1977); see also syl. pt. 1, Sprouse v. Clay Communications [Communication], Inc., 158 W.Va. 427 , 211 S.E.2d 674 (1975), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , 96 S.Ct. 145 , 46 L.Ed.2d 107 , reh. denied, 423 U.S. 991 , 96 S.Ct. 406 , 46 L.Ed.2d 311 (statements a…
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Miller v. City Hospital, Inc.
W. Va. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
In Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, 173 W.Va. at 706 , 320 S.E.2d at 77 , we noted: A statement may be described as defamatory “if it tends so to harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him.” Restatement (Second) of Torts § 559 (1977); see also syl. pt. 1, Sprouse v. Clay Communications [Communication], Inc., 158 W.Va. 427 , 211 S.E.2d 674 (1975), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , 96 S.Ct. 145 , 46 L.Ed.2d 107 , reh. denied, 423 U.S. 991 , 96 S.Ct. 406 , 46 L.Ed.2d 311 (statements are defamatory if…
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McClenathan v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.
S.D.W. Va · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
The court in Heldreth also went to great lengths to explain the required nature and depth of the emotional distress, id. at 489-91 , 425 S.E.2d at 165-67, and further observed "`[t]o impose liability for any emotional consequence of negligent conduct would be unreasonable....'" Id. at 489, 425 S.E.2d at 165 (quoted authority omitted); see also Criss v. Criss, 177 W.Va. 749, 751, 356 S.E.2d 620, 622 (1987) (stating "`Under West Virginia law in an action to recover for an intentional tort, as opposed to a negligent tort, a plaintiff is entitled to have such elements as mental anguish ... conside…
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Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.
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W. Va. · 1984 · signal: see also · confidence low
A statement may be described as defamatory "if it tends so to harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him." Restatement (Second) of Torts § 559 (1977); see also syl. pt. 1, Sprouse v. Clay Communications, Inc., 158 W.Va. 427 , 211 S.E.2d 674 (1975), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , 96 S.Ct. 145 , 46 L.Ed.2d 107 , reh. denied, 423 U.S. 991 , 96 S.Ct. 406 , 46 L.Ed.2d 311 (statements are defamatory if they tend to "reflect shame, contumely, and disgrace upon [the plaintiff]").
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Hotchner v. Castillo-Puche
S.D.N.Y. · 1975 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, Sprouse v. Clay Communications, Inc., 211 S.E.2d 674, 689-90 (W.Va.Sup.Ct.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 882 , 96 S.Ct. 145 , 46 L.Ed.2d 107 (1975); Time, Inc. v. Ragano, 427 F.2d 219 (5th Cir. 1970).