DAVIS v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 68-1513.

320 F.Supp. 1070 (1970)

Eugene C. DAVIS, Plaintiff v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

December 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Brooks, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Cicero C. Sessions, Robert E. Winn, New Orleans, La., for defendant.


RUBIN, District Judge:

Old grievances, like old soldiers, do not die. On August 12, 1968, Eugene C. Davis sued National Broadcasting Company for defamation allegedly committed in 1967. The claim smoldered until this Court prodded the ashes. Then it blazed up in motions and counter motions. The issues now before the Court are raised by the defendant's motion for summary judgment.

The legal questions presented by the motion are basically simple: they concern...

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