Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Time, Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided November 23, 1970No. C-49-WS-69PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GORDON, District Judge.
This is an action for libel brought against Time, Inc., Arnold “Red” Auerbach and George Plimpton, to recover damages allegedly resulting from an article in the December 23, 1968, issue of Sports Illustrated. A motion has been made by defendant, Time, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction over the person under Rule 12(b) (2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Defendant, Time, Inc., was served wi£h process under the provisions of North Carolina General Statute §§ 55-145 and 55-146 which allowed substituted…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1971
- Time, Inc., a New York Corporation, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Neil Johnston, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- M. C. Edwards v. The Associated PressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Munchak Corporation v. Riko Enterprises, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1973
- George T. Appleyard, III v. Transamerican Press, Inc., D/B/A OverdriveCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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