Legal Opinion
Grant v. Reader's Digest Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 2, 1945No. 46PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a complaint in libel for insufficiency in law upon its face. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was a Massachusetts lawyer, living in that state; that the defendant, a New York corporation, published a periodical of general circulation, read by lawyers, judges and the general public; and that one issue of the periodical contained an article entitled “I Object To My Union in Politics,” in which the following passage appeared:
“And another thing. In my state the Political Action Committee has hired as its legislative agent…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Moore v. . FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Peck v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Kimmerle v. New York Evening Journal, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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- United States v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
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