Legal Opinion
Hurley v. Northwest Publications, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided September 28, 1967No. 3-67 Civ. 46PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEVILLE, District Judge.
This diversity action seeks recovery of $140,000 for each of two brothers, co-plaintiffs, and is founded upon three counts of libel and one count of invasion of the right of privacy. All stem from the publication in defendant’s newspaper, the St. Paul Dispatch, on February 25, 1965 of an article on the front page of the second section entitled “Lawsuit Filed in Estate Fight”. The complaint avers that statements defamatory of the plaintiffs were contained in the publication.
The article was written by a staff writer for the newspaper, one J. C. Wolfe, and is based upon…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Robin Construction Company, a Corporation of New Jersey, Richard D. Masia and Judith Masia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Brents v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Alfonso J. Cervantes v. Time, Inc., and Denny WalshCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Journal-Gazette Co. v. Bandido's, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Trails West, Inc. v. WolffNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
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