Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Crowell-Collier Pub. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1947No. 11798PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
The appellant Millard F. Caldwell, a citizen of Florida, sued appellee Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, a corporation of Delaware, for a sum largely exceeding $3,000 for an alleged libel published February 23, 1946, in the magazine called “Colliers” which was circulated throughout the State of Florida, the United States, and the world. The complaint was dismissed on motion, the district judge holding that it did not state a case of libel per se, that no special damages were alleged to sustain it as a libel per quod, and that it appeared that the publication complained…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Layne v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Abraham v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Coogler v. RhodesSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
- Jones, Varnum & Co. v. Townsend's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Florida · 1885
- Briggs v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Curtis Publishing Company v. Wallace Butts, Wallace Butts v. Curtis Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- The Curtis Publishing Company v. Colonel T. B. BirdsongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Richard v. GraySupreme Court of Florida · 1953
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