Legal Opinion
Smith v. Templin
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided November 19, 1954No. 2477PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
The- matter before the- Court is plaintiffs motion to remand to the Circuit Court of Cocke County, Tennessee.
This is an action for libel commenced in the State court against defendants Templin, Crisp, and. Arthur Wilkerson Lumber Company. Plaintiff has alleged that defendant Forr.est Templin made defamatory statements against him over Radio Station WLIK at Newport, Tennessee. This station allegedly was owned by Arthur Wilkerson Lumber Company and managed by Ira Crisp. Plaintiff is suing for $50,000, claimed as damages caused him by the alleged defamatory…
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- Jacobson v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1953
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