Legal Opinion
Kent B. Crane v. New York Zoological Society
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 30, 1990No. 88-7167PublishedCited by 387 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Kent B. Crane, a resident of the District of Columbia, appeals from an order dismissing his defamation complaint against the New York Zoological Society for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court held that because Crane failed to show that the defamatory material complained of was published in the District, he could not, as a matter of law, have suffered injury within the District. The court therefore concluded that jurisdiction over the New York Zoological Society was not available under the D.C.…
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