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· 4/3/1981

McCusker v. Valley News

Citations

  • 121 N.H. 258
  • 428 A.2d 493
  • 7 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1343
  • 1981 N.H. LEXIS 298

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  • jury question whether deputy sheriff with long history of holding elective offices, including that of sheriff, was public official
  • “The decisions concerning law enforcement personnel are not entirely consistent and, inevitably, there are aberrant cases.”
  • establishing fault standards for liability in defamation actions

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Judges: Grimes

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