Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Meyer
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 3, 1937No. 6796PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia in a libel action sustaining defendant’s (appellee’s) demurrer to the declaration, plaintiff (appellant) electing to stand thereon.
Plaintiff alleged that he is a fair-minded, sensible, practical, and public-spirited citizen of the District; that in November and December, 1935, he submitted to the Board of Education written protests against the further retention in the public schools of the District of any textbook or study magazine containing anti-patriotic or pro-communistic…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Peck v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Washington Post Co. v. ChalonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
3Cited by16 opinions
- Howard University v. BestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Afro-American Publishing Co., Inc. v. Eli Jaffe, T/a Douglas PharmacyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Sweeney v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Johnson v. Johnson Publishing Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Golden North Airways, Inc., a Corporation v. Tanana Publishing Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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