Epps v. Golden

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

WOODROW WILSON JONES, Chief Judge.

This is an action for damages arising out of an alleged libel contained in a book entitled, “A Little Girl Is Dead”, written by the defendant, Harry Golden, and published by the defendant, The Hearst Corporation. The plaintiff is a resident citizen of the State of Georgia; the defendant, Golden, is a resident citizen of Mecklenburg. County, North Carolina, and the corporate defendant is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York City, and has not procured a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State…