Legal Opinion
James H. Southard and Classic Car Investments, Inc. v. Forbes, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1979No. 77-3076PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
James H. Southard, a dealer in antique automobiles and chairman of the board and principal stockholder of plaintiff Classic Car Investments, Inc. (“Classic”), brought this libel suit on the basis of an article about the plaintiffs’ line of business in Forbes magazine, published by the defendant Forbes, Inc. (“Forbes”). The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the article was not defamatory of the plaintiffs and was protected by the privilege of fair comment. We affirm.
In its July 15, 1974, issue Forbes published an article…
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