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· 7/23/1975

Kapiloff v. Dunn

Citations

  • 343 A.2d 251
  • 27 Md. App. 514
  • 1975 Md. App. LEXIS 432

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that the plaintiff, a high school principal, was a public official for purposes of a libel claim
  • finding that the plaintiff, a high school principal, was a public figure for purposes of his libel claim
  • finding that high school principal was a public official under the New York Times standard and that the principal’s “suitability for the position was a matter of public or general interest or concern”
  • principal sued for defamation to recover for injury to his reputation due to alleged libelous newspaper article in which he was rated \unsuitable\ for his position
  • principal sued for defamation to recover for injury to his reputation due to alleged libelous newspaper article in which he was rated \unsuitable\ for his position
  • treating a high school principal as a public official

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Judges: Orth, Gilbert, Lowe

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