Legal Opinion
St. Clair v. Righter
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 19, 1966No. Civ. A. 65-C-35-RPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This is a libel action wherein plaintiff alleges that the defendants published false and defamatory statements concerning him in a certain letter which they circulated to the stockholders of the Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation. Plaintiff is, and was at the time of the alleged defamation, president and a director of Jewell Ridge, and the letter, in essence, charged him with violation of his fiduciary duties to the Corporation in order to personally benefit himself and members of his family. It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiff is a resident of the Western District of…
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