Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 4/6/1993
Haworth v. Feigon
Citations
- 623 A.2d 150
- 1993 Me. LEXIS 49
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- holding that a determination of the context in which a defamatory statement is delivered generally entails a question of fact
- holding that it was not error for the factfinder to attribute a defamatory meaning to the appellation \drunk\
- affirming ruling that evidence that builder used marijuana on previous job was not relevant to credibility or to show builder drank alcohol on subsequent job
- truth is an affirmative defense in defamation action
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Judges: Wathen, Roberts, Glassman, Clifford, Collins, Rudman
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25 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Simon, II v. NavonFirst Circuit· 1995-11-27· cited 113×
- Withers v. HackettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1998-06-30· cited 78×
- John A. Russell Corp. v. BohligSupreme Court of Vermont· 1999-08-27· cited 46×
- Grover v. Minette-Mills, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1994-03-09· cited 42×
- Penobscot Indian Nation v. Key Bank of MaineFirst Circuit· 1997-05-05· cited 39×
- Colford v. Chubb Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1996-12-03· cited 39×
- Bowen v. EastmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1994-07-26· cited 34×
- Waxler v. WaxlerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1997-08-12· cited 25×
- Morey v. StrattonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2000-07-26· cited 21×
- Rich v. FullerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1995-09-26· cited 21×
- Shrader-Miller v. MillerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2004-09-08· cited 21×
- Galarneau v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.First Circuit· 2007-10-12· cited 20×
- Kleinschmidt v. MorrowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1994-05-18· cited 16×
- John P. Thurlow v. Zakia C. NelsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2021-11-23· cited 16×
- Norris v. Bangor Publishing Co.D. Maine· 1999-06-11· cited 14×
- Irish v. GimbelSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2000-01-06· cited 13×
- Pulla v. Amoco Oil Co.S.D. Iowa· 1994-11-09· cited 10×
- Dinan v. Alpha Networks, Inc.First Circuit· 2014-08-20· cited 10×
- Neal L. Weinstein v. Old Orchard Beach Family Dentistry, LLCSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2022-03-08· cited 9×
- Withers v. HackettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-07-22· cited 5×
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court· 1990-06-21· cited 1,770×
- Tuttle v. RaymondSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-06-21· cited 239×
- Lester v. PowersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-08-02· cited 128×
- Currier v. CyrSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-09-08· cited 69×
- Yetman v. EnglishArizona Supreme Court· 1991-04-18· cited 61×
- Stanley v. Schiavi Mobile Homes, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1983-07-01· cited 54×
- Saunders v. VanPeltSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-09-03· cited 50×
- Hanover Insurance Co v. HaywardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1983-08-08· cited 48×
- Bakal v. WeareSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-12-18· cited 47×
- True v. LadnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-07-22· cited 44×
- Luce Co. v. HoeflerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1983-08-22· cited 40×
- Ramirez v. RogersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-04-26· cited 40×
- Caron v. Bangor Publishing Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-01-17· cited 32×
- Morin Building Products Co. v. Atlantic Design & Construction Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1992-10-20· cited 31×
- Stubbs v. BartlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-07-18· cited 24×
- Payson v. Bombardier, Ltd.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-10-08· cited 21×
- Caron v. CaronSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-07-13· cited 21×
- Firth v. City of RocklandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-10-11· cited 11×
- F.A. Gray, Inc. v. WeissSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-12-31· cited 9×
- Fortier v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 2327Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1992-03-26· cited 4×
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