Opinion · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Solosko v. Paxton
Solosko v. Paxton, 383 PA 419 (Pa. 1956)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Date
- 1956-01-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- Referring to a person as a “communist” in the community imputes criminal behavior and is actionable with out proof of special damage
- Referring to a person as a "communist" in the community imputes criminal behavior and is actionable without proof of special damage
- “[generally speaking, damages for defamatory words when spoken are not recoverable in the absence of proof of special damages”
- "[g]enerally speaking, damages for defamatory words when spoken are not recoverable in the absence of proof of special damages"
- stating the general rule and exceptions for actionability in slander
- statements that plaintiff was communist held capable of defamatory meaning
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 29 opinions
383 Pa. 419 (1956)
Solosko
Solosko
v.
Paxton, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued October 10, 1955. January 3, 1956.Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.
W.L. Kimmel, with him Leland W. Walker and Walker & Kimmel, for appellant.
*420 Paul E.C. Fike, with him Joseph N. Cascio and Fike & Cascio, for appellee.
OPINION PER CURIAM, January 3, 1956:
The judgment of the court below is affirmed on the opinion of President Judge LANSBERRY reported at 4 D. & C. 2d 240.