Legal Opinion
Budd Lepman v. Marjorie Everett and Time, Incorporated, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1964No. 14414PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Budd Lepman brought this diversity action in the district court against defendants Marjorie Everett and Time, Incorporated. He sought recovery of $300,000 actual damages and $300,000 punitive damages for an alleged libel against him by defendants.
The trial court granted defendants’ motions to strike the complaint and dismiss the action and denied plaintiff’s subsequent motion to vacate and set aside its order of dismissal. Plaintiff appeals from orders of the trial court dismissing the action and refusing to vacate and set aside the dismissal.
Defendant Time,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- John v. Tribune CompanyIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- Brewer v. Hearst Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Hazel A. Wheeler and Terry Ann Chenoweth, a Minor, by Richard M. Hughey, Her Guardian v. Dell Publishing Co., and Columbia Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
- Schy v. Hearst Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Proesel v. Myers Publishing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Zeinfeld v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Wolgin v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Velle Transcendental Research Ass'n v. Esquire, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Riverhouse Publishing Company v. PorterDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1968
- Ajay Nutrition Foods, Inc. v. Food & Drug AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1974
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