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ERTEL v. PATRIOT-NEWS CO.

544 Pa. 93 (1996)

674 A.2d 1038

Allen E. ERTEL, Appellee, v. The PATRIOT-NEWS COMPANY, Dick Sarge, and William C. Costopoulos, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 17, 1996.

Reargument Denied July 17, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Sandel, Jr., Philadelphia, for William C. Costopoulos.

John C. Sullivan, David H. Marion, Philadelphia, for The Patriot News & Dick Sarge.

Samuel E. Klein, Philadelphia, for amicus Publishers.

Martha E. Neil, Philadelphia, for amicus Pa. Newspaper Publishers Assn.

Michael Onufrak, Philadelphia, for William C. Costopoulos.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

These are appeals by allowance from the order of the Superior Court, reversing the entry of summary judgment by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. For the reasons that follow, we now reverse.

The instant matter is a civil action for defamation filed by Appellee, Allen E. Ertel ("Ertel"). This action has its origins in a news article published on June...

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