Legal Opinion
Riverhouse Publishing Company v. Porter
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 15, 1968No. Civ. A. 3705PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, District Judge.
The defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12 of the F.R.Civ.P. for (1) lack of jurisdiction, (2) insufficiency of service of process and failure to state a claim. The court will first discuss the defendants’ contention that the plaintiff has failed to state a claim.
The plaintiff in the instant cause, on November 4, 1965, was a Rhode Island corporation which had published a book entitled, “Leading Men In The United States of America.”
The defendant, Sylvia Porter, on the date in question was the author of, and The Hall…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Soares v. RobertsDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1976
- George J. Lambert v. Providence Journal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Leesona Corporation v. Concordia Mfg. Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1970
- Mize v. Harvey Shapiro Enterprises, Inc.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1989
- Forsythe v. CohenDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1969
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