Legal Opinion
Wsaz, Inc. v. Gerald Lyons, Wsaz, Inc. v. Calvin Gearhart
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1958No. 13262_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of two cases presenting identical questions of law based on practically identical facts. They were tried together and are consolidated for hearing here. The questions presented are (1) whether broadcasting by defendant, 1 a foreign corporation, from its television station located outside Kentucky but sent into and delivered in Kentucky by defendant in accordance with and in fulfillment of contracts for advertising within Kentucky constitutes doing business in Kentucky; and if so, (2) whether the particular tort complained of by plaintiffs, a libel,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Lambert Run Coal Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Southern MacHine Company, Inc. v. Mohasco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Kramer v. VoglNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- The State of Washington, Etc. v. The American League of Professional Baseball ClubsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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