Legal Opinion
Sweeney v. Schenectady Union Pub. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 18, 1941No. 350Published
1Opinion of the Court
122 F.2d 288 (1941)
SWEENEY
v.
SCHENECTADY UNION PUB. CO.
No. 350.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
July 18, 1941.
Rehearing Denied August 15, 1941.
DeGraff & Foy, of Albany, N. Y., (John O'Connor and William F. Conway, both of Albany, N. Y., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.
Charles G. Fryer, of Schenectady, N. Y., for defendant-appellee.
Before L. HAND, CHASE, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
Jurisdiction in this suit for the libelous publication by the defendant of the statements concerning the plaintiff which will presently be set forth rests upon diversity; the plaintiff…
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