Legal Opinion
Barry B. George v. Gary W. Kay
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1980No. 79-1781PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Barry George, an attorney specializing in automobile personal injury cases, brought a defamation suit in state court against Gary Kay, a United States postal inspector. The suit arose out of a mail fraud investigation by Kay involving possible fraudulent insurance claims filed by George, during the course of which Kay allegedly said to a third party that George had staged accidents in order to recover on insurance policies. The case was removed to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1442 where Kay moved for dismissal, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, and filed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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