Legal Opinion
Spanel v. Pegler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 1947No. 9128PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action for libel against defendants who were responsible for the inception and publication of the alleged libelous article which appeared in a Chicago evening newspaper. Diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy resolved the question of jurisdiction. Defendant Pegler was not served, and the remaining two defendants, who were served and appeared, joined in a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on the grounds of failure to state a cause of action. The court sustained their motion, and plaintiffs. have appealed.
The amended…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Peck v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- City of Chicago v. Tribune Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Grant v. Reader's Digest Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Cook v. East Shore Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Ogren v. Rockford Star Printing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Cochran v. Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Estill v. Hearst Publishing Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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