Legal Opinion
Sonnier v. Time, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 7, 1959No. Civ. A. 7063PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff sues defendant, Time, Inc., for damages purportedly resulting from the alleged publication by Time, Inc., of a false advertisement of the Flint-Kote Company in Time’s monthly magazine, House and Home. Jurisdiction is pegged on diversity.
This is a suit for an alleged libel. Defendant attacks service, and consequently, the jurisdiction of the court, upon . the grounds that it is a corporate citizen of New York and is domiciled there, and is not qualified to do business in Louisiana, and has no agent for service of process in Louisiana. 1 The effect of this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Olberding v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Time, Inc. v. Frank ManningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Curtis Publishing Company, a Corporation v. Louis CasselCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- The Curtis Publishing Company v. Felice GolinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Fidelity Credit Company v. BradfordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Navarro Ex Rel. Quintana v. Sedco, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1978
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