Legal Opinion
Sidis v. FR Pub. Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 20, 1938PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant to dismiss the first and second causes of action set forth in the complaint on the ground that they failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.
The defendant, F-R Publishing Corporation, is the publisher of a magazine “The New Yorker” which has a general circulation throughout the United States and to some extent abroad. The plaintiff complains of two articles in “The New Yorker”; one of which…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Melvin v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Binns v. Vitagraph Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Brents v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Koussevitzky v. Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1947
- Palmer v. Schonhorn Enterprises, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Y.G. v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- Miller v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1961
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