Legal Opinion
H. O. Merren & Co. v. A. H. Belo Corp.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided April 17, 1964No. Civ. A. 3-63-348PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESTES, Chief Judge.
H. O. Merren & Co., Ltd., an association engaged in general merchandising, shipping, etc., chartered under the laws of the Cayman Islands, British West Indies, a crown colony of Great Britain, instituted this civil libel action against A. H. Belo Corporation, a citizen of Texas, and The Dallas Morning News, a daily newspaper owned and published by A. H. Belo Corp. The requisite diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy are present, and the court has jurisdiction.
The amended complaint, filed March 31, 1964, charged that the defendants libeled the plaintiff through…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Dyer v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Sweeney v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Curtis Publishing Company v. Wallace Butts, Wallace Butts v. Curtis Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Ed Braun v. Larry C. Flynt, Chic Magazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Riley v. MoyedSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- Means v. ABCABCO, INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
- Pearson v. Fairbanks Publishing Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1966
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