LEWIS v. READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC.

Civ. No. 2033.

366 F.Supp. 154 (1973)

Wade V. LEWIS, Sr., and Elkhorn Mining Company, a Montana corporation, Plaintiffs, v. READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC., a corporation, and The Hearst Corporation, a corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Butte Division.

November 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Bell, Bolkovatz, Romine & Bell, Helena, Mont., for plaintiffs.

Peter C. Pauly, Loble, Picotte, Loble, Pauly & Sternhagen, Helena, Mont. for defendant The Hearst Corp.

Ronald F. Waterman, Gough, Booth, Shanahan & Johnson, Helena, Mont., for defendant Reader's Digest Assn.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BATTIN, District Judge.

This is an action in libel commenced in this court upon removal from the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Montana. The defendants, The Hearst Corporation and Reader's Digest Association, have both combined motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, to quash service of process, and to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Upon stipulation between the parties, all...

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