Legal Opinion
Mullenmeister v. Snap-On Tools Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1984No. 83 Civ. 7310 (ADS)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
This is a libel action by an automotive tools salesman who claims that the defendant called him a Nazi by depicting him in a cartoon wearing a helmet bearing a swastika. The defendant Snap-On Tools Corp. has moved to dismiss the action for failure to state a claim upon which relief might be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Snap-On contends that the complaint does not allege libel per se and that therefore the failure to plead special damages precludes relief under New York law. See, e.g., Hinsdale v. Orange County Publications, Inc., 17 N.Y.2d 284, 270…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jenkins v. McKeithenSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Melanie Geisler v. Orlando R. Petrocelli and Pinnacle Books, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Church of Scientology International v. Time Warner, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Frank v. National Broadcasting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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