Legal Opinion
American Newspaper Guild v. MacKinnon
District Court, D. Utah
Decided November 13, 1952No. Civ. 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOUS, District Judge.
This is an action to recover .dam.ages. for an alleged libel deprecating the American Newspaper Guild, an unincorporated association. Federal jurisdiction is asserted oh the ground of alleged diversity of citizenship. The defendants are citizens and residents of the. State of Utah and the libel was allegedly published in that state. The law of Utah, therefore, controls the features of this case which are outside the orbit of federal jurisprudence. Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188.
The defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the…
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- Thomas v. Board of Trustees of the Ohio State UniversitySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Levering & Garrigues Co. v. MorrinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Moffat Tunnel League v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Alston v. School Board of City of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
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