Legal Opinion
Arvey Corporation v. Peterson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 1959No. Civil Action 25384PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EGAN, District Judge.
This matter is now before the Court on plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the two counts of the amended counterclaim filed by William Peterson.
The'second count of the'counterclaim 'is based upon an alleged libelous letter written by the plaintiff and the motion to dismiss raises some very novel questions in the law of defamation.
Under generally recognized conflict of laws principles, the substantive law to be applied in a tort action is that of the place of the wrong; in this case, the place where the defamatory statement is communicated. Restatement, Conflict of Laws, 377(5);…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Berry v. City of New York Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Mick v. American Dental Assn.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
- Mims v. Metropolitan Life Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Beck v. OdenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Frankson v. Design Space InternationalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Davis v. Resources for Human Development, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Williams v. BurnsDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1979
- Berger v. Reynolds Metals Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Bocchicchio v. Curtis Publishing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
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