Legal Opinion
Mathis v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 15, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-1067PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
John Mathis, a citizen of New Jersey, filed the complaint in this defamation action on March 24, 1977. Complaint ¶ 1. Jurisdiction is based solely on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) (1976). The complaint names as defendants the publishers of two Philadelphia newspapers, the Daily News and the Evening Bulletin, as well as three television stations. By stipulation, the complaint was dismissed as to two of the three television stations; the remaining defendants are the two newspaper publishers and Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, which operates…
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