Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Weider
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 20, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 239-63PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORTENDYKE, District Judge.
The two-count complaint in this action is filed against an individual who owns *174stock control and is charged as agent of the corporate defendant, and against the corporation. The individual defendant is alleged to have been the editor-in-chief of “Mr. America Magazine” published by the corporate defendant.
The cause of action against each defendant sounds in tort for defamation. The published words complained of are set forth in Exhibit A annexed to the complaint.1
Jurisdiction .is predicated upon diversity of citizenship.
The language of the alleged defamatory…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Frederick Hart & Co. v. Recordgraph CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Leers v. GreenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- Walker v. D'ALESANDROCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- MacDonough v. A. S. Beck Shoe Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1939
3Cited by2 opinions
- Schiavone Construction Co. v. Time, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
- Shenandoah Life Insurance v. HawesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1965