Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Grove

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 19, 1971No. 71-206PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1DissentJustice Douglas

The petitioner, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., publishes credit reports available by private subscription. Because Altoona Clay Products, Inc., was a sizable concern it became a subject of analysis by the petitioner. From time to time the petitioner issued confidential financial studies of Altoona which were requested by the subject’s creditors and suppliers.

In early January 1963, one of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.’s, employees discovered in the judgment index of Blair County, Pennsylvania, an unsatisfied entry of $60,000 against Altoona Clay Products Company, a predecessor and defunct enterprise which…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. William E. BING, for Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
  5. Robertson v. National Basketball AssociationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975

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