Legal Opinion
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. G. C. Nicklaus, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Fordyce Wood Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1965No. 17421_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, District Judge:
This is an appeal in a libel action where trial to a jury resulted in a verdict against defendant (appellant) for $40,-000.00 actual damages and $10,000.00 punitive damages.
Appellant (also referred to as Dun & Bradstreet or defendant) is a mercantile agency which gathers, evaluates and disseminates to its subscribers confidential credit information. Fordyce Wood Products, Inc. (also referred to as Fordyce or plaintiff) was engaged in the business of manufacturing various wood products in Fordyce, Arkansas, and from 1955 until the time of trial of this cause in December,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leif M. Hanson v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Alma Stofer v. Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Superior Forwarding Co. v. GarnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Ætna Life Ins. v. McAdooCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In re Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1997
- Bobby Breeding and Hugh Breeding, Inc. v. Ben Massey and Mrs. Ben MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- A. D. Luster, A's Fishhouses, Inc. v. Retail Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Grove v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Ruth Meitz and George Meitz v. Roberta GarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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