HAZLITT v. FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS

Civ. A. No. 3685.

116 F.Supp. 538 (1953)

HAZLITT v. FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, Inc.

United States District Court D. Connecticut.

November 4, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Covert, Bridgeport, Conn., Halford W. Park, Jr., Orson L. St. John, Greenwich, Conn., for plaintiff.

Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, Conn., for defendant.


HINCKS, Chief Judge.

This action was originally based upon a claimed libel in a story published in the May 1950 issue of defendant's magazine "Startling Detective." The plaintiff, a citizen of Oklahoma, brought his action to the Superior Court for Fairfield County on February 29, 1952, and the defendant, a Connecticut Corporation removed the case to this court. The complaint now contains two counts, this court having on January 19, 1953, granted plaintiff's motion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases