Legal Opinion
Williams v. Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 14, 1950No. 10579PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKIN, District Judge.
This is an appeal from summary judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia which dismissed the appellant’s libel suit against the appellees. The case was submitted on the pleadings, affidavits and motions of all parties for summary judgment.
The statements alleged by appellant to be libelous were published in the book issued by the appellee, Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, on or about March 25, 1948, entitled “Anti-Semitism in the United States in 1947,” and in the Appendix to the Congressional Record of August 15, 1947, by leave…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Dickins v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & HelpersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Sullivan v. MeyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
- Bailey v. HollandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1895
- Somerville v. Acacia Mut. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
3Cited by6 opinions
- Johnson v. Johnson Publishing Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Hoffman v. Washington Post Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- William P. Tavoulareas, Peter Tavoulareas v. Philip Piro. William P. Tavoulareas, Peter Tavoulareas v. The Washington Post Company, D/B/A the Washington Post, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Methodist Federation for Social Action v. EastlandDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1956
- Methodist Federation for Social Action v. EastlandDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1956
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