Legal Opinion
Eimann v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1989No. 88-2499PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc. appeals a $9.4 million jury verdict against it in a wrongful death action brought by the son and mother of a murder victim. The jury found that Soldier of Fortune acted with negligence and gross negligence in publishing a personal services classified advertisement through which the victim’s husband hired an assassin to kill her. We reverse the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict.
I. FACTS
John Wayne Hearn shot and killed Sandra Black at the behest of her husband, Robert, who offered to pay Hearn $10,000 for doing so. Robert…
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