1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 399 F.2d
  5. 399 F.2d 417 (1968)
 

CASWELL v. MANHATTAN FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.

No. 25166.

399 F.2d 417 (1968)

James P. CASWELL, Appellant, v. The MANHATTAN FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 18, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Paul Thompson, DeFuniak Springs, Fla., James E. Hertz, Pensacola, Fla., for appellant.

Robert P. Gaines, Pensacola, Fla., for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GODBOLD, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, Manhattan Fire & Marine Insurance Co., was granted summary judgment. James P. Caswell, plaintiff, appeals. This Florida diversity case arose out of an allegedly libelous report published by the National Board of Fire Underwriters (now the American Insurance Association) to various insurance companies.1

The district court granted summary judgment on the grounds that the report was not libelous...

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