Supreme Court of the United States, 1984

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided July 5, 1984
468 U.S. 1214; 104 S. Ct. 3583 (United States Reports)

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Vt. [Certiorari granted, 464 U. S. 959.] Case restored to calendar for reargument. In addition to the questions presented by the petition for writ of certiorari and previously briefed and argued, the parties are requested to brief and argue the following questions:

“1. Whether, in a defamation action, the constitutional rule of New York Times and Gertz with respect to presumed and punitive damages should apply where the suit is against a nonmedia defendant?
“2. Whether, in a defamation action, the constitutional rule of New York Times and Gertz with respect to presumed and punitive damages should apply where the speech is of a commercial or economic nature?”

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