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DEMPSEY v. TIME

43 Misc.2d 754 (1964)

Jack Dempsey, Plaintiff, v. Time Incorporated, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

July 22, 1964

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cravath, Swaine & Moore (Harold R. Medina, Jr., and Harold F. McGuire, Jr., of counsel), for defendant. Cahill, Gordon, Reindel & Ohl (Jerome Doyle, David R. Hyde and Alison Morey Barden of counsel), for plaintiff.

JACOB MARKOWITZ, J.

This is a motion to dismiss the complaint in a libel action. Plaintiff, a former heavyweight boxing champion, sues defendant on two counts. The first is based on a cover headline in defendant's publication, "Sports Illustrated", which reads "Dempsey's Gloves Were Loaded". The second is on the published story itself, printed inside the magazine, entitled "He Didn't Know the Gloves Were...

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