Legal Opinion
Neiman-Marcus Co. v. Lait
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 19, 1952PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, District Judge.
These are motions by defendants Lait and Mortimer to dismiss a complaint purporting to allege a cause of action in libel on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and to strike certain paragraphs therefrom. The defendants, at this stage of the proceedings, are authors of a certain book, the complaint having been dismissed on motion by plaintiffs with respect to the printing and publishing defendants.
The complaint alleges that certain matter, set forth in the margin, 1 was published of and concerning the plaintiffs and each of them,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Reporters' Ass'n of America v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Mattox v. News Syndicate Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Axton Fisher Tobacco Co. v. Evening Post Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Edward J. Barry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Neiman-Marcus v. LaitDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Church of Scientology of California, a Nonprofit California Corporation v. James E. Adams, Elaine Viets, Pulitzer Publishing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Church of Scientology of California v. FlynnDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- Novick v. Hearst CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
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