Legal Opinion
Garnet L. King. v. Laura H. Hildebrandt
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 1, 1964No. 28475_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant, a resident of the District of Columbia, sought to recover damages in an action for libel against the defendant-appellee, a resident of New York. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. The alleged libel was an affidavit made by defendant in the District of Columbia on or about March 25,1960, on a police department form and used by the police for the arrest of the plaintiff as a person of unsound mind preliminary to a lunacy proceeding. An order of the District Court granted summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Mattox v. News Syndicate Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Corbin v. Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
- Levin v. McPheeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- Lewis v. ElliottDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Bio/Basics International Corp. v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Stryker v. Barbers Super Markets, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
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