Legal Opinion
Hartzog v. United Press Ass'ns
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1953No. 6513PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Gerard Hartzog instituted a civil action for libel, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina, against United Press Associations. Upon the trial of the case with a jury, the Dis trict Judge directed á verdict for the dé-fendant on the ground “that the plaintiff has not established actionable defamation as claimed by himself.” Plaintiff has duly appealed to us.
There was evidence at the trial tending to show the following facts set out in this paragraph. Plaintiff is a duly licensed attorney, engaged in the practice of law and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Grant v. Reader's Digest Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Duncan v. the Record Publishing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
- Turner v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Lily v. Belk's Department StoreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
- Lesesne v. WillinghamDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. v. PollittCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Holmes v. Curtis Publishing CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1969
- Matthews v. U. S. Rubber Co.District Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1963
- United Press Associations v. Gerard HartzogCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956