Legal Opinion
Gaines v. Wren
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided July 13, 1960No. Civ. A. 7233PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLOAN, District Judge.
The above captioned case is one in which plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the publication of an alleged libel. The action was filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, and was removed to this Court by the United States Attorney on the ground that the action “arises out of alleged acts of the petitioner as an officer of the United States of America acting under color of his office and the authority of the United States and in the official business of the United States.”
It is alleged in the complaint that on or about the 28th day of August, 1959,…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Grace Kern v. Ralph C. Granquist, District Director of Internal Revenue of the United States for the District of OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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