Legal Opinion
Buckley v. Littell
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 23, 1975No. 70 Civ. 2844PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIESA, District Judge.
This is a defamation action, commenced on July 1, 1970 by William F. Buckley, Jr., seeking damages for an alleged libel contained in a book entitled Wild Tongues. The defendants originally sued were the author of the book, Dr. Franklin H. Littell, and the book’s publisher, The Macmillan Company.
The case was tried by the court without a jury. During the trial, Buckley and Macmillan reached a settlement and Macmillan was dismissed from the case.
Littell has appeared pro se in this litigation. However, it should be noted that following the disposition of the claim…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by10 opinions
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Sharon v. Time, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- A.H. Belo Corp. v. RayzorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Knudsen v. Kansas Gas and Electric Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1991
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