MacINNES v. FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL CORP.

No. 185, Docket 24783.

257 F.2d 832 (1958)

Harriett MacINNES and Malcolm D. MacInnes, individually and as husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL CORP., Defendant-Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney W. Rothstein, New York City (Louis G. Greenfield, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Harry S. Clyne, New York City (Steinberg & Clyne, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before LUMBARD, WATERMAN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The defendant owns and operates a large resort hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The plaintiffs, residents of Scarsdale, New York, allege that while guests in the hotel slanderous, false and defamatory statements about them were made in the hotel lobby by defendant's agents. They brought this action in the federal court in the Southern District of New York and caused service to be made on an employee in defendant's New York office. Defendant then...

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