Legal Opinion
Breckenridge v. Time, Inc.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1965No. 43617PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, P. J.
Charles Breckenridge, appellant, brought this libel suit in the Circuit Court of Neshoba County, Mississippi against Time, Inc. We affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the declaration for want of in personam jurisdiction over the defendant.
Time, Inc. publishes “Life” magazine, which has a national circulation, including Neshoba County and Mississippi. In the “Life” issue dated July 3, 1964 there was a story with pictures about the then mysterious disappearance of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County. One picture showed law enforcement officers searching for the three men in a swamp.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Forman v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1943
- Mladinich v. KohnMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Buckley v. New York Times Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Century Brick Corp. of America v. CarrollMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
3Cited by29 opinions
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- John L. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc., Anita W. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Smith v. Temco, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1971
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