Legal Opinion
Remington v. Bentley
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1949PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
The defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint under Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S. C.A., presents problems in connection with the application of the laws of slander and libel to the medium of television.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, an economist by profession has been, since May, 1940, an employee of the United States Government in various capacities; that in assuming his positions he was required to, and did take an oath that he did not belong to any organization which advocated the overthrow of the Government by force and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Sanderson v. . CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Ostrowe v. LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- O'Connell v. . Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Korry v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Beatty v. EllingsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
- Landau v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1954
- Richard R. Riss, Sr. v. Ardith L. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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