Legal Opinion
Weider v. Hoffman
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 1965No. Civ. 6593PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERIDAN, Chief Judge.
These are motions by plaintiffs for a new trial on a verdict for defendants in a libel action, and by plaintiffs, defendants in the counterclaim, for judgment n. o. v. or for a new trial 1 on a verdict in favor of one of the defendants, Robert C. Hoffman, on his counterclaim for conspiracy.
Jurisdiction is based on diversity of -citizenship and the amount involved. Pennsylvania law is applicable. 2
Plaintiff, Joseph Weider, and defendant, Robert C. Hoffman, are each engaged in various enterprises dealing with physical culture and weight lifting. Hoffman owns 98 percent of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Stevenson v. Economy Bank of AmbridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Hilbert v. RothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Cosgrove Studio & Camera Shop, Inc. v. PaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Walnut Creek Manor v. Fair Employment & Housing CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Rasor v. Retail Credit Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
- Clemente v. EspinosaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Certified Laboratories of Texas, Inc. v. RubinsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
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