Legal Opinion
Linus Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1966No. 18082_1PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
A jury returned a verdict for the defendant in this diversity civil libel action instituted in September 1961 by Linus Pauling against the corporation which publishes the newspaper known as the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The plaintiff appeals.
Pauling, for many years a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, is a man of international repute. His status as a scholar and as a scientist is not questioned. His awards include many honorary degrees, recognition by the United States government for meritorious service during World War II, the 1954 Nobel…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by49 opinions
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