Legal Opinion
Acton v. Washington Times Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 24, 1935No. 5362PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
This is a libel action which comes before the court for the second time on defendant’s motion to quash the writ of summons, under the following circumstances: The suit was originally filed on February 6, 1934, by a resident of Prince George’s county, Md., against the Washington Times Company, a New York corporation, the publishers of two daily newspapers, the Washington Times and the Washington Herald. It was originally instituted in the circuit court for Prince George’s county, but removed to this court in conformity with the removal statute. The service of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Clark v. WilliardSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Kelly v. International Clay Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- United States v. Oscar Frommel & Bro.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Acton v. Washington Times Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1934
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