Legal Opinion
Locke v. Gibbons
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 7, 1937PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPecora, J.
The defendant moves for judgment on the pleadings dismissing the complaint on the ground that it fails to state a cause of action. The action is for damages for an alleged defamation during a broadcast made by the defendant over Radio Station WLW, of Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 28, 1937. The subject-matter of the broadcast was the disastrous flood which inundated *878much of the Ohio valley at that time. The plaintiff charges that, he, as a professional writer active in newspaper and radio work, was engaged to prepare the script for the defendant’s broadcast. It is claimed, however, that in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ostrowe v. LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Miles v. Louis Wasmer, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1933
- Sorensen v. WoodNebraska Supreme Court · 1932
- Battersby v. CollierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Crowell v. SchneiderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Matherson v. MarchelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Rickbeil v. Grafton Deaconess HospitalNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
- Summit Hotel Co. v. National Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Emo v. Milbank Mutual Insurance CompanyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1971
- Kelly v. HoffmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1948
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