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LaBONTE v. AMERICAN MERCURY MAGAZINE, INC.

No. 4180.

98 N.H. 163 (1953)

ALONZO N. LaBONTE v. AMERICAN MERCURY MAGAZINE, INC. & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 9, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hughes & Burns, Donald R. Bryant and Rich & Burns (Mr. Bryant orally), for the plaintiff.

Wyman, Starr, Booth, Wadleigh & Langdell (Mr. Booth orally), for the defendant Mercury.

Sulloway, Jones, Hollis & Godfrey for the Rumford Printing Company, filed no brief.

KENISON, C. J.

The principal issue in this case is whether a foreign corporate publisher of a magazine printed in this state was doing business in New Hampshire so that it was validly served with process for an alleged libel. Our inquiry is limited to jurisdiction for service of process and is not concerned with jurisdiction for taxation, license or other purposes. While many of the persuasive authorities cited are federal cases, the issue to be decided is one of...

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