Legal Opinion
Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1970No. 27490_1PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
Bon Air appeals from the district court’s order granting Time, Inc. and Dan Jenkins’ (hereinafter referred to as Time) motion for summary judgment. Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc., 295 F.Supp. 704 (S.D.Ga.1969).
Appellant, owner of the Bon Air Hotel in Augusta, Georgia, brought this libel action against Time for an article written by Jenkins and published in its magazine Sports Illustrated. Time’s initial motion for summary judgment was denied by Judge Scarlett on December 20, 1967. On March 4, 1968, this Court denied Time’s application for leave to appeal under 28…
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