Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Associated Press
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided February 19, 1974No. EC 73-70-SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiff, M. C. Edwards (Edwards), an adult resident citizen of Lowndes County, Mississippi, filed the complaint in the action sub judice on August 10, 1973, naming The Associated Press, a corporate citizen of the State of New York, the party defendant. Edwards’ cause of action, as stated in the complaint, is based upon an alleged libelous statement said to have been published by defendant on its news service in Lowndes County, Mississippi on or about February 8, 1973. Edwards seeks damages aggregating the sum of One Million, One Hundred…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Forman v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1943
- Mladinich v. KohnMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Smith v. Temco, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- M. C. Edwards v. The Associated PressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Reed-Joseph Co. v. DeCosterDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1978
- Chromcraft Corp. v. Mirox, S. A.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1977