FIGNOLE v. CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY


247 F.Supp. 595 (1965)

Daniel FIGNOLE, Plaintiff, v. The CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

November 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest R. Latham, Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiff.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for defendant, Victor M. Earle, III, New York City, of counsel.


McLEAN, District Judge.

This is an action for libel and for invasion of privacy. Federal jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship. Defendant moves for summary judgment.

The first count in the complaint is for libel. It is based upon an article by Trevor Armbrister, entitled "Is There Any Hope for Haiti?" published in defendant's magazine, the Saturday Evening Post, on June 15, 1963. The article discussed the turbulent political affairs of that republic...

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