Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Curtis Pub. Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 7, 1948No. Civil Action 863 — 48PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, Justice.
This is an action for libel brought by-Thomas W. Fowler and Charles B. Howery, against The Curtis Publishing Company, the publisher of a magazine known as “The Saturday Evening Post.”
The offending material consists of an article published in “The Saturday Evening Post,” entitled “Never Give a Passenger a Break.” Its author is joined as a co-defendant. The article is a satire on taxicab drivers in Washington, D. C. It is a caustic, merciless diatribe depicting taxicab drivers in the Nation’s Capital as ill-mannered, brazen, and contemptuous of their patrons. Worse than that,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Noral v. Hearst Publications, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1940
- Service Parking Corporation v. Washington Times Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
- Louisville Times v. StiversCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Latimer v. Chicago Daily News, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1947
- American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. KielyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Raymond Richardson, Jr. v. Hugh F. Rivers, D. C. Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Simmons Ford, Inc. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Fowler v. Curtis Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Neiman-Marcus v. LaitDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Peay v. Curtis Pub. Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1948
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