Legal Opinion
Continental Nut Co. v. Robert L. Berner Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1965No. 14694PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.. This action is before us on appeal from a dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint in a libel suit. The conduct alleged to be libelous was the publication and distribution of a letter to plaintiff’s customers. Jurisdiction is based on diversity.
Plaintiff is a California corporation which buys various kinds of nuts, processes them, and then resells them. Among the products which it handles are Brazil nuts of a type known as “natural” nuts. Plaintiff claims that it cures, dries, and processes these nuts before offering them for resale.
Defendant Robert L. Berner Company, an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- John v. Tribune CompanyIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- Samuel Insull v. New York, World-Telegram Corporation, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- Erick Bowman Remedy Co. v. Jensen Salsbery Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Kurt Schoen, T/a Don Pallini Dance Studios v. The Washington Post, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- The Purdy Company v. Argentina, a Foreign State, and Direction General De Fabricaciones Militares of ArgentinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Walter Jacobson and Cbs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- John W. Carson and Joanna Holland v. Allied News Company, an Illinois Corporation, and National Insider, Inc., an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Peter J. McBreen v. Beech Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Atwood Hatcheries v. Heisdorf & Nelson FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Action Repair, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., D/B/A Wls-TvCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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