Legal Opinion
New Hampshire v. National Broadcasting Co.
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided May 24, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 2345PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, District Judge.
The State of New Hampshire has filed a complaint, without indicating any jurisdictional basis, alleging the oral publication of a defamatory statement by the National Broadcasting Company (hereafter referred to as NBC), a Delaware corporation. The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss based on the lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter of this proceeding, and over it. The defendant maintains that diversity of citizenship does not exist and, because there is no federal question presented in the complaint, this court is without jurisdiction over the action. It…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Lockerty v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Grace v. American Central InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State of New Hampshire v. National Broadcasting Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
- Votolato v. FreemanDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1981
- The State of New Hampshire v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963