Legal Opinion
McGlue v. Weekly Publications, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 8, 1946No. Civil Action 3618PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEENEY, District Judge.
This is a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, on the ground that the plaintiff’s cause of action is barred by the statute of limitations. The action is for libel and was commenced in the Suffolk Superior Court in • the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by a writ dated January 22, 1945. Defendant removed the case to this court because of diversity of citizenship.
The pleadings and affidavits in support of the motion reveal that the alleged libel appeared in the issue of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bigelow v. SpragueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Cannon v. Time, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Seward v. HaydenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Krupp v. CraigMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
3Cited by25 opinions
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Fleury v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Michael J. Morrissey v. William Morrow & Co., Inc., Bantam BooksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Flynn v. Associated PressMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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