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· 12/5/1996

State Ex Rel. Suriano v. Gaughan

Citations

  • 480 S.E.2d 548
  • 198 W. Va. 339
  • 1996 W. Va. LEXIS 204

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that whether plaintiff is a public figure \can be decided by a court as [a] matter[ ] of law.\
  • holding that whether plaintiff is a public figure “can be decided by a court as [a] matter[ ] of law.”
  • setting forth nearly identical elements in a defamation action involving a limited purpose public figure
  • setting forth nearly identical elements in a defamation action involving a limited purpose public figure
  • recognizing two of the three types of public figures
  • recognizing two of the three types of public figures

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Judges: Cleckley

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