Legal Opinion
Curtis Publishing Company v. Wallace Butts, Wallace Butts v. Curtis Publishing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1965No. 21491PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, District Judge:
This is a libel suit. Curtis Publishing Company1 2published an article in the March 23, 1963 issue of the Saturday Evening Post3 entitled “The Story of a College Football Fix”, characterized by the Post in the sub-title as “A Shocking Report of How Wally Butts and ‘Bear’ Bryant Rigged a Game Last Fall.”
On March 25, 1963, Wally Butts,3 former Athletic Director of the University of Georgia, instituted this action against Curtis. In August, 1963, the case was heard before a jury, which returned a verdict against Curtis for $60,000 general and $3,000,000 punitive damages.…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wagenmann v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Richard Arnold, IV v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. United States of America, Francis C. Mihalek v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. United States of America, Helen Rae Weston, as of the Estate of Lewis M. Weston, Deceased v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company Aetna Insurance Company American Empire Insurance Company Commercial Union Insurance Company Compagnies D'AssurAnces Du Groupe Concorde Continental Casualty Company Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin Hartford Fire Insurance Company Industrial Indemnity Company Maryland Casualty Company Reliance Insurance Company Royal Indemnity Company St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company Security Insurance Company of Hartford the Travelers Indemnity Company Underwriters at Lloyd's and Associated British Insurance Companies United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company United States Fire Insurance Company Zurich Insurance Company v. United States of America Bernard C. Groseclose Alden E. Hare William L. Hogan Dennis L. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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