Legal Opinion
Backus v. Look, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 4, 1941PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
Defendant Look, Inc., moves by way of companion motions for summary judgment dismissing both complaints in the above entitled actions pursuant to Rule 56 of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, on the ground that plaintiffs’ actions are barred by the one year statute of limitations of the State of New York, N.Y.Civil Practice Act, § 51(3).
Inasmuch as both these motions present the identical question of law they will be considered together herein.
Both actions are brought against Look, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the magazine…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wolfson v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Wolfson v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- United States v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Indiana · 1909
- Cannon v. Time, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Means v. MacFadden Publications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Fleury v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
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