· 2/27/1978
Cochran v. Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc.
Citations
- 372 N.E.2d 1211
- 175 Ind. App. 548
- 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2131
- 1978 Ind. App. LEXIS 823
How courts have described this case
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- holding that evidence of ill will creates jury question on actual malice where \[t]here are no facts or statements of record which even remotely support\ the defamatory implication at issue
- holding that evidence of ill will creates jury question on actual malice where “[t]here are no facts or statements of record which even remotely support” the defamatory implication at issue
- desire to \get\ plaintiff is \relevant and admissible as evidence in the determination of whether defendant possessed a state of mind highly conducive to reckless disregard of falsity\
- desire to \get\ plaintiff is \relevant and admissible as evidence in the determination of whether defendant possessed a state of mind highly conducive to reckless disregard of falsity\
- desire to “get” plaintiff is “relevant and admissible as evidence in the determination of whether defendant possessed a state of mind highly conducive to reckless disregard of falsity”
- “[t]he place and position of an item in a publication is to be considered” in determining whether an article implied a defamatory message
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Judges: Sullivan
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