Legal Opinion
Mueller v. Rayon Consultants, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 19, 1959PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
In this action for libel the defendants moved, pursuant to Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a claim. Federal jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship.
The alleged libel consists of three business letters. Each business letter forms the basis for a separate alleged cause of action. The business letters underlining the first and second causes of action constitute an exchange of communications, concerning certain equipment then under construction, between defendants and a Dutch…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Dioguardi v. DurningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Continental Collieries, Inc. v. ShoberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Moore v. . FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Morrow v. New Moon Homes, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Mull v. Colt Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Bryan v. KershawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Liguori v. AlexanderDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Pirre v. Printing Developments, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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