Spence v. Funk

Decided December 21, 1978. William Duffy wrote the opinion for the court.

396 A.2d 967 · Cited 333 times

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• Reardon v. News-Journal Company · 164 A.2d 263
• Laventhol, Krekstein, Horwath & Horwath v. Tuckman · 372 A.2d 168
• Short v. News-Journal Company · 212 A.2d 718
• News-Journal Company v. Gallagher · 233 A.2d 166
• Ross v. News-Journal Company · 228 A.2d 531

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