Legal Opinion
Hogan v. New York Times Company
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 19, 1962No. Civ. 7647PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, District Judge.
Defendant moves, pursuant to Rule 50(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., to set aside the verdict and judgment entered thereon, for entry of judgment in accordance with defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, or, in the alternative, for a new trial.
Plaintiffs, police officers of the City of Stamford, sued defendant for libel based upon a New York Times front page article published October 4, 1958 concerning plaintiffs in the performance of their official duties as police officers.
The article described a night raid conducted by six policemen, including plaintiffs, on a street comer…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Coleman v. MacLennanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908
- Burt v. Advertiser Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Charles Parker Co. v. Silver City Crystal Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Post Pub. Co. v. HallamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Urbano v. SondernDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1966
- Hornby v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Duke Laboratories, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1963
- Lawrence Hogan and Thomas Maloney v. New York Times CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Lawrence Hogan and Thomas Maloney v. New York Times CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963