Legal Opinion
Wegner v. Rodeo Cowboys Association
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided October 2, 1968No. Civ. A. 67-C-451PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, District Judge.
The defendants have moved for a new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury. This is a defamation suit in which the plaintiff seeks damages for the alleged publication of a libel or libels. The evidence shows that he was, prior to January 4, 1967, a professional rodeo contestant and the former world’s champion bull rider.
In essence, the charge described in the complaint is that the defendants suspended him as a member of The Rodeo Cowboys Association and then carried out a campaign to discredit him by…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Quentin Reynolds v. Westbrook Pegler, the Hearst Corporation and Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Finney v. LockhartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Reynolds v. PeglerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Leimgruber v. Claridge Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Meiter v. CavanaughColorado Court of Appeals · 1978
- In Re Advance Press & Litho, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1984
- Sunward Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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