Legal Opinion
Morris D. Oberman v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1972No. 18639PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity libel suit brought by Oberman alleging that he was injured in his reputation and business by a false and defamatory credit report issued by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The district court gave summary judgment for Dun & Bradstreet. We reverse and remand for trial.
Oberman was publisher of Scrap Age, a monthly trade magazine for scrap dealers and brokers, steel mills and foundries. The magazine had a circulation of about 2,600. He operated the business as a sole proprietorship. Early in 1967, before he filed this libel suit, he had been negotiating with a real…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Zeinfeld v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. v. O'NEILTexas Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
- John Yorger v. Pittsburgh Corning CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Troman v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- David Pope Hood v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Morris K. Oberman v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Greenmoss Builders, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1983
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