Legal Opinion
Hoffa v. National Broadcasting Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 4, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 20133PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN, Chief Judge.
James R. Hoffa filed this diversity action to recover damages for libel and slander allegedly committed by The National Broadcasting Company and two individual defendants. The two individual defendants appeared on a national television program broadcast by The National Broadcasting Company and made statements which plaintiff claims were libelous.
The individual defendants were served outside of Michigan, and their motions *896to quash service were granted. Service was had on defendant NBC by serving in Detroit the chairman of its board of directors. NBC has also moved to quash…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Pulson v. American Rolling Mill Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Lone Star Package Car Co., Inc. v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Partin v. Michaels Art Bronze Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Donley v. Whirlpool CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1964
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- Julia Cosmetics, Inc. v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Mahanna v. FranconeroDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1963