Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 1940No. 7429PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The appeal is from an order sustaining appellee’s motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.
Appellant sued for libel on account of the publication of a newspaper article, set forth below, 1 which he says falsely stated that he had been disbarred. Appellee admits the publication, but says the statement is true and that the District Court and we have judicial knowledge that it is so from previous judicial proceedings here and below. Accordingly it is said that the only issues on the pleadings…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Booth v. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- National Ben. Life Ins. Co. v. Shaw-Walker Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- In Re FletcherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Atlantic Fruit Co. v. Red Cross LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Phillips v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Fox v. Johnson & Wimsatt, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Cortés Piñeiro v. Sucesión de Cortés MendialdúaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1961
- Fletcher v. KriseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Reynolds v. NeedleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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