Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Wilson v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.

454 U.S. 1130

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-12-18
Topic
bankruptcy

How later courts describe this case

  • “In libel and slander cases generally, there is no particular causal connection between the proved fact (the making of a derogatory statement) and the presumed fact (the falsity of the statement). There is no particular reason to presume falsity.”

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C. A. 6th Cir. [Cer-tiorari granted, ante, p. 962.] Stipulation to dismiss the writ of certiorari was filed, and the case was dismissed pursuant to this Court’s Rule 53.