Legal Opinion
M. F. Patterson Dental Supply Company, Inc. And E. O. Blake v. Cullom S. Wadley
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1968No. 9672_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff-appellee Wadley damages on separate claims for libel and slander arising out of his discharge from employment in Oklahoma by defendant-appellant M. F. Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. The libel claim against the corporate employer alone was removed to federal court on admitted diversity of citizenship and requisite amount in controversy. Admittedly, the slander claim against the corporation and its Oklahoma City manager, E. 0. Blake, was properly removed under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c) as a separate and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Prins v. Holland-North America Mortgage Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1919
- Crane v. New York World Telegram Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Kee v. Armstrong, Byrd & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- St. George Creaghe v. Iowa Home Mutual Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Sunward Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Michael C. MESSINA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KROBLIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Young v. First State Bank, WatongaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- United States v. Jack W. KarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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