Legal Opinion
Sellers v. Time Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 1969No. Civ. A. 40373PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KRAFT, Judge.
This is defendant’s motion to dismiss and for summary judgment in this action for damages arising out of an alleged libel which appeared in an article published in “The Law” section of defendant’s magazine on May 6, 1966. The article reads as follows:
“NEGLIGENCE”
‘Duffer’s Dilemma
‘William Sellers runs a heating-equipment company near Philadelphia, and he plays golf for business rather than pleasure. One June day in 1964, Sellers’ game was running true to form at the Manufacturers Golf and Country Club in Oreland, Pa. At the third tee, his mind on a potential deal, Sellers…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United Medical Laboratories, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Flores v. Mosler Safe Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1959
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Binder v. Triangle Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- John Meiners, Cross-Appellee v. Dennis Moriarity, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Grant v. Esquire, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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