Legal Opinion
Edmiston v. Time, Incorporated
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 3, 1966No. 65 Civ. 3408PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
Defendant (“Time”) moves for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12(c), F.R.Civ.P. The suit is for libel and invasion of privacy based upon an article entitled, “A Girl’s Reputation”, in the law section of the August 6, 1965 issue of Time Magazine. The motion before this court is based upon Time’s affirmative defense that the article in question is a fair and true report of a judicial proceeding and thus is privileged. See Section 74 of the New York Civil Rights Law. 1
The allegedly defamatory article is appended to plaintiff’s complaint, and the opinion of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Angel v. BullingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cowley v. PulsiferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Gautier v. Pro-Football, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Briarcliff Lodge Hotel, Inc. v. Citizen-Sentinel Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World Christianity v. New York Times Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- McCormack v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Fred Lowenschuss v. West Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Glantz v. Cook United, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1979
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