Legal Opinion
Lake Havasu Estates, Inc. v. Reader's Digest Ass'n
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 1977No. 74 Civ. 1246PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MOTLEY, District Judge.
This is a libel action in which jurisdiction in this Court is based upon diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. 1332. Plaintiff, “Lake Havasu Estates, Inc. (a Colorado corporation)”, complains that it has been libeled by an article in the May 1973 issue of Reader’s Digest entitled “Land Swindles, A Con Game to Beware Of”. Plaintiff named as defendants The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (Reader’s Digest), a Delaware corporation, and Paul Friggens, the author of the article. Paul Friggens was never served with process.
The article describes the…
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