Legal Opinion
Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's Sons
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 18, 1950Published
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
Motion by defendants for summary judgment.
This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged libel published by defendants G. P. Putnam’s Sons and The Cornwall Press, Inc. and printed by defendant Books, Inc., in a book entitled “Total Espionage”. The book was originally published in November, 1941, and this action was commenced on January 19, 1950.
An almost identical action was commenced in the New York State Courts on July 2, 1946. The only difference between the two actions is that the defendant, The Cornwall Press, Inc. was named as “John Doe” in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Arndt-Ober v. Metropolitan Opera Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
- Petition of BernheimerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Books, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1949