Legal Opinion
Hood v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided December 1, 1971No. Civ. A. 13148PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RICHARD C. FREEMAN, District Judge.
This is a civil action arising from an allegedly defamatory and false publication by defendant, a mercantile agency, in regard to plaintiff, a general contractor. For the alleged libel, plaintiff seeks general damages, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. The case has been submitted to the court on motions for summary judgment by both plaintiff and defendant and on plaintiff’s motion to strike certain defenses from defendant’s answer.
The facts which comprise the background of this lawsuit are, in the main, not disputed, and may be summarized as…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. v. O'NEILTexas Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- David Pope Hood v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- James H. Southard and Classic Car Investments, Inc. v. Forbes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Adey v. United Action for Animals, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Hollander v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- United States v. WIYN Radio, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1978
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