Bleecker v. Drury

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for libel and slander by plaintiff, an attorney and resident of Ohio, against defendant, an attorney and resident of New York, jurisdiction being based upon the diverse citizenship of the parties. Plaintiff appeals from the order of the District Court granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the first of three causes of action set forth in the complaint. This cause was for an alleged libel contained in a memorandum submitted by defendant to the Industrial Board of the State of New York on behalf of the latter’s client, a seaman seeking…