Legal Opinion
Jesse B. Manbeck v. Gerald S. Ostrowski
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 28, 1967No. 20203PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellee, an attorney, sued appellant, the president of a local labor union, in slander for a statement appellant allegedly made, during a monthly meeting of the union, in which appellee was called a “shyster.” The complaint, later amended to charge malice and to demand punitive damages, was countered by appellant’s general denial. The action, in due course, came on for a pre-trial conference in connection with which the District Court’s procedures required the parties to file statements delineating their respective positions. Appellee’s statement…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Afro-American Publishing Co., Inc. v. Eli Jaffe, T/a Douglas PharmacyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Emde v. San Joaquin County Central Labor CouncilCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Deus v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- James R. Sullivan v. James P. Conway and International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Alfred A. Altimont, Inc. v. Chatelain, Samperton & NolanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Danny P. Emmons v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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