Legal Opinion
David Pope Hood v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1973No. 72-1233PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is an action for libel predicated upon allegedly false and defamatory statements published in a credit report provided by defendant Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The district court, 335 F. Supp. 170, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment, holding that defendant was entitled to ' a conditional privilege under Georgia law and that there was an absence of actual malice on behalf of the defendant necessary to overcome a conditional privilege. Plaintiff appeals.
The issues on appeal are as follows: (1) whether the statements are libelous, and if so, whether they are…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Brenda Thornton v. Equifax, Inc., a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Don Sabin v. Earl H. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, and Edward P. Cliff, Chief, U. S. Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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