Billingsley v. Triangle Publications, Inc.

METZNER, District Judge.

This is a libel action based on an article entitled “Stork Club Then and Now”, written by the defendant Burt Boyar and published by defendant Triangle Publications, Inc. in its newspaper, “The Philadelphia Inquirer.” Defendant Boyar has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U. S.C.A., for a dismissal of the action as against him on the ground that such action is barred by the statute of limitations.

Defendant has submitted affidavits with his moving papers that show that (a) he was an independent contractor in…