Legal Opinion
Wortham v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 23, 1975No. Civ. A. 75-H-453PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
CARL O. BUE, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction is denied; the temporary restraining order of March 25, 1975, is allowed to lapse. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is denied at this time.
I. INTRODUCTION; THE STATE COURT TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Plaintiff sued the defendant mercantile reporting agency in state court, alleging libel and malicious conduct on the part of defendant in publishing a false credit report indicating that plain tiff had filed for bankruptcy. See Wortham v. Dun & Bradstreet, Civil Action No. 1,018,679 (125th…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bigelow v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Sunward Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Harley-Davidson Motorsports, Inc. v. MarkleyOregon Supreme Court · 1977
- Sunward Corporation v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987