Legal Opinion
Watts-Wagner Co. v. General Motors Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 19, 1945PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Although the answer has been served, it appears entirely proper to consider the motion. See Brown v. W. T. Grant Co., D.C., S.D.N.Y.1943, 53 F.Supp. 182; McLaughlin v. Curtis Publishing Co., D.C.S.D.N.Y.1943, 5 F.R.D. 87.
Two causes of action are alleged in the complaint. The first is one of libel in which the defendant is charged with having damaged plaintiff’s individual reputation, good name and credit by causing to be published in newspapers throughout the United…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Corrigan v. . Bobbs-Merrill Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Gross v. CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Hays v. American Defense Society, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Corr v. . Sun Printing Publishing Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Weston v. . Commercial Advertiser Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Brady v. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Neiman-Marcus v. LaitDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Schuster v. U. S. News & World Report, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1978
- Gintert v. Howard Publications, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1983
- Robinson v. Guy Gannett Publishing CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1969
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