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· 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

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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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