Legal Opinion
Stearn v. MacLean-Hunter Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 27, 1969No. 68 Civ. 3310PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
In this diversity libel action brought by Jess Stearn, the author of the book The Search for the Girl with the Blue Eyes, against a Canadian publishing company whose magazine MA-CLEANS contained in its May 1968 issue an article concerning plaintiff and his activities in connection with the writing of the book, defendant moves pursuant to Rule 12(b) (6), F.R.Civ.P., for dismissal of the complaint on the ground that it fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted. Since no affidavits or other proof beyond the pleadings have been submitted, the sole question…
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