BENTLEY v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Civ. No. 340E.

130 F.Supp. 925 (1955)

Hugh BENTLEY, Plaintiff, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, a corporation, and Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., a corporation, Respondents.

United States District Court M. D. Alabama, E. D.

May 9, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberts H. Brown, of Brown & McMillan, Opelika, Ala., James B. Allen, of Dortch, Allen & Meighan, Gadsden, Ala., for petitioner.

Hill, Hill, Stovall & Carter, Montgomery, Ala., for respondent Columbia Broadcasting System.


KENNAMER, District Judge.

Hugh Bentley, petitioner, is a resident of this district. He brought this suit against respondents in this court for allegedly libelous matter broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System. Respondent Columbia Broadcasting System has moved to dismiss or in lieu thereof to quash the return of service.

The sole question raised by the motions is whether the Columbia Broadcasting System is said to be doing business in Alabama so as...

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