Legal Opinion
Howser v. Pearson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 1, 1951No. Civ. A. 1245-49PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is an action for defamation by means of a radio broadcast. After a trial on the merits, judgment was rendered for the defendant on the basis of a special verdict of the jury. The plaintiff now moves for a new trial. As two of the three grounds urged in support of the motion involve questions as to the admissibility of evidence, it is necessary to outline the issues and certain proceedings at the trial in order to determine the validity of these two grounds in their proper setting.
The plaintiff is a former Attorney General of the State of California. The defendant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Ewing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Snively v. Record Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kent B. Crane v. New York Zoological SocietyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Lewis v. Time Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 1979
- Burch v. Reading CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
- Osmond v. Ewap, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1984
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. BrautigamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
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