Legal Opinion
Buckley v. Vidal
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 13, 1971No. 69 Civ. 1933PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEVET, District Judge.
This is a motion by plaintiff, pursuant to Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P. seeking summary judgment dismissing each of defendant’s four counterclaims on the ground that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that plaintiff is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
The gravamen of each counterclaim is an alleged defamation by Buckley of Vidal. The first three counterclaims all have to do with Buckley’s comments on Vidal’s published writing, and particularly, Vidal’s novel, Myra Breckinridge. The fourth has to do with Buckley’s letter to the publisher of the New…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Shapiro v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Barry M. Goldwater v. Ralph Ginzburg, Warren Boroson, and Factmagazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
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3Cited by6 opinions
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Frito-Lay of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. CañasDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1981
- Guitar v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Dowd v. CalabreseDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
- Stuart v. Gambling Times, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
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