1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 441 F.2d
  5. 441 F.2d 378 (1971)
 

VANDENBURG v. NEWSWEEK, INC.

No. 29451.

441 F.2d 378 (1971)

Wayne VANDENBURG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEWSWEEK, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schuyler B. Marshall, Richard Munzinger, Scott, Hulse, Marshall & Feuille, El Paso, Tex., Leo P. Larkin, Jr., Stanley Godofsky, Royall, Koegel & Wells, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Francis C. Broaddus, Jr., Bert Williams, Mayfield, Broaddus & Perrenot, El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, AINSWORTH and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Newsweek, Inc., the defendant in this libel suit, takes this interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(b) from a judgment of the district court denying its motion for summary judgment. We affirm and remand the case for trial.

The alleged libel resulted from an article, "The Angry Black Athlete," which was published as the cover story for Newsweek's July 15, 1968 issue. The article related generally to the effect of the so-called...

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