Legal Opinion
Grove v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 8, 1971No. Nos. 18755, 18756PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This protracted libel action is again before us requiring that we determine whether the constitutional standard first enunciated in New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964), extends to private subscription credit reports and whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict. Following a $110,000 verdict for the plaintiff, the district court first granted defendant’s motion for a new trial and subsequently entered judgment n. o. v. m favor of the defendant. This appeal followed.
Plaintiff, a…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by38 opinions
- James Dunlap-Mcculler v. The Riese Organization Mannu Sohi Robert Gladstone Gary ChielmewskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Brenda Thornton v. Equifax, Inc., a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Juan Antonio Borras v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Trails West, Inc. v. WolffNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Alfred Avins, in No. 79-1747 v. James P. White, in No. 79-1748Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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