Legal Opinion
Munafo v. Helfand
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 5, 1956PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant pursuant to Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C. A., to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
•Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for slander and libel based upon an alleged oral statement made, and an identical statement contained in a press release issued, by the defendant. The claims for slander and libel are joined in a single count. Jurisdiction rests upon diversity, the plaintiff being a citizen of the State of Maryland and the defendant of the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Dioguardi v. DurningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Cooper v. O'CONNORCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Laidlaw v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kern v. HettingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- McCutcheon v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
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- Kern v. HettingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Price v. WaltersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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