Legal Opinion

A. B. C. Needlecraft Co., Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., and Sigmund Heftman

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 21, 1957No. 24324_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Circuit Judge.

This action, brought against Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., and Sigmund Heft-man for their alleged libel of the plaintiff corporation, was removed to the district court by reason of diverse citizenship. There Heftman was dismissed as a party defendant, and, after a jury trial, judgment was rendered against Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., for compensatory and punitive damages. Appealing from that judgment Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., asserts that the evidence was insufficient to take the case to the jury. 1 Alternatively-, it asks that the case be remanded for a .new trial because of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Reporters' Ass'n of America v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
  2. Pecue v. . WestNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
  3. Moore v. Manufacturers' National Bank of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  4. Grant v. Reader's Digest Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  5. Ormsby v. . DouglassNew York Court of Appeals · 1868

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. v. O'NEILTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Berner v. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  3. Sunward Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  4. Shore v. Retailers Commercial Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
  5. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961

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