Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Bryan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1949No. 5892PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by plaintiff from a summary judgment for defendant in an action instituted by Edmond C. Fletcher against Judge Albert V. Bryan, one of the United States District Judges for the Eastern District of Virginia, to recover damages for libel and under the insulting words statute of Virginia, section 5781 of the Virginia Code. The libel and insulting words complained of were contained in an order to show cause why plaintiff should not be attached for contempt of court for violating an order disbarring him and prohibiting his practicing law in the court or holding himself out as a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Randall v. BrighamSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Morse v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- Fletcher v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Fletcher v. WheatCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by39 opinions
- United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Charles E. LawrensonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Austin Building Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- United States v. Bernard E. Meyer, and Philip J. HirschkopCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Fletcher v. FlournoyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
- Langston v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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