Legal Opinion
Daniel Fetler v. Houghton Mifflin Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 15, 1966No. 30123_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the narrow issue of whether a jury could reasonably find that an alleged libel refers to plaintiff Daniel Fetler. The alleged libel appears in the portrayal of the chief character Maxim in a novel entitled “The Travelers,” written by plaintiff’s brother Andrew Fetler. Plaintiff, who is a teacher and a lecturer, brought this libel action against Houghton Mifflin Company, the publisher of the novel. The book is the author’s first novel; both he and defendant unquestionably regard the book as a serious work of creative fiction. Defendant moved in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Corr v. . Sun Printing Publishing Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
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