· 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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