David Pope Hood v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

486 F.2d 25

David Pope HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

DUN & BRADSTREET, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 72-1233.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

Sept. 14, 1973.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Oct. 31, 1973.

Rex T. Reeves, Merrell Collier, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Hugh M. Dorsey, Jr., W. Rhett Tanner, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

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This is an action for libel predicated upon allegedly false and defamatory statements published in a credit report provided by defendant Dun & Bradstreet,…