Legal Opinion
Glass v. Ickes
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 26, 1940No. 7460PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VINSON, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing the appellant’s complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action.
The appellant’s action is one for defamation, and is based on an allegedly libelous press release issued by the appellee, present Secretary of the Interior (referred to herein as the Secretary). The material allegations of the complaint are as .follows: On November 23, 1938, the Secretary “wilfully and maliciously published, released, circulated and delivered to the Press Associations * * * and to divers other persons,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. BirdsallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Cooper v. O'CONNORCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Mellon v. BrewerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Matson v. MargiottiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Montgomery v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Barsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
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