Legal Opinion
Drug Research Corp. v. Curtis Publishing Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1960PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
In this libel action the complaint alleges that defendant Ben Pearse wrote an article entitled “Don’t Fall for the Mail Frauds ”, which appeared in the March 29, 1958 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, a magazine owned, published and circulated by defendant Curtis Publishing Company. The article contains the following statements which are complained of (Complaint, par. Eleventh) :
“ The hottest gimmick in the mail-fraud field today is the alleged weight-reducing pill. Recent emphasis by medical authorities on the harmful effect of overweight has made avoirdupois a national obsession. The…
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