(Download) "John Prozeralik v. Capital Cities Communications" by Court of Appeals of New York * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: John Prozeralik v. Capital Cities Communications
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 23, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 79 KB
Description
In this defamation action, the plaintiff public figure won a multimillion dollar jury verdict against defendant, owner of a radio and television station. The Appellate Division affirmed the judgment by a 3-2 vote and defendant appealed as of right. We conclude that the order should be reversed and a new trial ordered, for the sole reason that the trial courts instructions to the jury on the falsity issue, involving particularly the retraction of earlier broadcasts, impermissibly withdrew from the jury crucial interrelated issues of credibility and actual malice that are solely the province of the factfinders.