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LAWRENCE v. BAUER PUBLISHING & PRINTING LTD.

176 N.J. Super. 378 (1980)

423 A.2d 655

ALONZO W. LAWRENCE AND JAMES SIMPSON, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. BAUER PUBLISHING & PRINTING LTD., A CORPORATION, KURT CHRISTOPHER BAUER, JEFFREY LANCE BAUER AND PATSY BONTEMPO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Roger Conant argued the cause for appellants (Conant and McCreedy attorneys).

Paul R. Williams, Jr. argued the cause for respondents (Williams & Flynn attorneys; Harry Green, of counsel; Paul R. Williams, Jr., on the brief).

Before Judges FRITZ, POLOW and JOELSON.

The opinion of the court was delivered by POLOW, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs Lawrence and Simpson sought damages for libel against the corporate owner, the editor, the publisher and a reporter of the Rahway-News Record. When all of the evidence had been presented the trial judge granted a defense motion to dismiss Lawrence's claims based upon a determination that he was a "public figure." Thereafter, the jury returned a verdict of $22,500 in favor of Simpson against...

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