Legal Opinion
Watwood v. Stone's Mercantile Agency, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 17, 1952No. 10891PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant’s second amended complaint for libel includes substantially the following statements. Appellee Mercantile Agency sent to a subscriber a credit report about appellant that had been read by several members of appellee’s staff. It contained this language: “Watwood, Miss Susie V. * * * claims to he single. * * * Miss Watwood is reported to have one child attending school. According to information the child’s name is Gwen Cohen. * * * D. C. Civil Suit, 3/27/42: Susie V. Watwood v. Jacob M. Cohen for damages for breach of promise to marry, $50,000. D. C. Civil…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bradstreet Co. v. GillTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Mitchell v. Bradstreet Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Sunderlin v. . BradstreetNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Denney v. Northwestern Credit Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Hooper-Holmes Bureau, Inc. v. BunnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by18 opinions
- David Pope Hood v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Shore v. Retailers Commercial Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Ford Motor Credit Company v. HollandDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Wilson v. Retail Credit CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1971
- H. E. Crawford Company, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
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