787 So. 2d 626 - Speed v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · Ward v. Zelikovsky · 662 So. 2d 648 - Leaf River Forest Products, Inc. v. Ferguson · 448 So. 2d 271 - Ferguson v. Watkins · 913 F. Supp. 976 - Pegues v. Emerson Electric Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) a false statement that has the capacity to injure the plaintiff's reputation; (b) an unprivileged publication, i.e., communication to a third party; (c) negligence or greater fault on part of publisher; and (d) either actionability of statement irrespective of special harm or existence of special harm caused by publication.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) Words imputing the guilt or commission of some criminal offense involving moral turpitude and infamous punishment!;] (2) Words imputing the existence of some contagious disease!;] (3) Words imputing unfitness in an officer who holds an office of profit or emolument, either in respect of morals or inability to discharge the duties thereof!;] (4) Words imputing a want of integrity or capacity, whether mental or pecuniary, in the conduct of a profession, trade or business; and in this and some other jurisdictions!; and] (5) words imputing to a female a want of chastity.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“A Mississippi federal court defined the necessary severity as acts so outrageous in character, and so extreme in degree, as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency, and to be regarded as atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized community.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.