Legal Opinion
Bellis v. Times-Picayune
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1964No. Civ. A. 9611PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge:
This is a diversity action by a citizen of Illinois (who formerly resided in Louisiana) to recover damages for an alleged libel published by The Times-Pieayune, a large daily morning newspaper in New Orleans. On December 17, 1958, the defendant published an article in its newspaper titled “Orleans Grand Juror Dropped” followed by the subheading, “Burglary Ring Probe Apparently Begun.” 1 The proceedings occurring before the Orleans Parish Grand Jury on the date prior to the publication are recounted in the article, and references are made to plaintiff in connection…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Giordano v. TullierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Mulina v. Item Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Smith v. LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Cadro v. Plaquemines Gazette, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Miller, Smith and Champagne v. Capital City PressLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
3Cited by4 opinions
- Brown v. News-World Publishing Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- John Doe v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Moresi v. Teche Publishing Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Leon R. Bellis v. The Times-PicayuneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965