Legal Opinion
Davis v. National Broadcasting Company
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 17, 1970No. Civ. A. 68-1513PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
Old grievances, like old soldiers, do not die. On August 12, 1968, Eugene C. Davis sued National Broadcasting Company for defamation allegedly committed in 1967. The claim smoldered until this Court prodded the ashes. Then it blazed up in motions and counter motions. The issues now before the Court are raised by the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
The legal questions presented by the motion are basically simple: they concern the application of the Louisiana prescriptive statute and the scope of the privilege recognized in N. Y. Times Co. v. Sullivan [376 U.S.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Aafco Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Northwest Publications, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- Davis v. Costa-GavrasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Time, Inc., a New York Corporation, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Neil Johnston, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Oaks v. City of Fairhope, Ala.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1981
- Batson v. Time, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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