Legal Opinion
Langworthy v. Pulitzer Publishing Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 13, 1963No. 49669PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOCKARD, Commissioner.
Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment dismissing his petition for libel on the ground that it failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
On May 11, 1956, defendant published the following article in its newspaper of general circulation:
“ ‘TOWHEAD PETE’S’ GANG OF 5 BOYS, 4 GIRLS SEIZED.
“ ‘Towhead Pete’ and his gang were rounded up today by county detectives at the personal direction of Superintendent of Police Albert E. DuBois, who found himself on a ‘hot spot.’
“Joseph H. Langworthy, an attorney of 512 Ivy Avenue, Times Beach, reported someone had pushed…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Barber v. Time, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Landstrom v. ThorpeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Muchnick v. Post Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- National Refining Co. v. Benzo Gas Motor Fuel Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Lightfoot v. JenningsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Nazeri v. Missouri Valley CollegeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Martin McNally v. The Pulitzer Publishing Company and Ted GestCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Henry v. HalliburtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Hyde v. City of ColumbiaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Gutter v. Dow Jones, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1986
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