Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Loew's Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 4, 1948No. Civ. A. 5071PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
This is an action of libel brought by a commander of the United States Navy against the producer of the motion picture, They Were Expendable. The parties have waived a jury trial. The complaint refers first to the publication of the script of the cinema, and second to its exhibition at two Boston theatres, Loew’s Orpheum and Loew’s State, neither of which is owned by defendant. The gist of the three counts is that the portrayal of plaintiff, thinly disguised as the motion picture character, “Rusty Ryan,” held him up to ridicule because it showed him engaging in…
2Cases cited17 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
- Peck v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Bander v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- National Fruit Product Co. v. Dwinell-Wright Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1942
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Mattox v. News Syndicate Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- 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
- Neiman-Marcus v. LaitDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Brayton v. Crowell-Collier Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Christopher v. American News Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
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