Legal Opinion
Tocco v. Time, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 22, 1961No. Civ. A. 19864-19867PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN, Chief Judge.
These four actions, which have been consolidated for hearing, are based upon the publication of material alleged to be libelous. A motion by the defendant for summary judgment is granted for the reasons here set out.
The alleged libel consisted of a reproduction in the February 23,1959, issue of Life Magazine of a map picturing certain familial relationships which had originally been attached as an exhibit to the record of the hearings before the United States Senate’s Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field (the so-called McClellan…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Winrod v. Time, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1948
- Maki v. George R. Cooke Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by11 opinions
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Belli v. Roberts Brothers FursCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- McGuiness v. Motor Trend MagazineCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Nichols v. MooreDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004
- Novel v. GarrisonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
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