HOTCHNER v. CASTILLO-PUCHE

No. 74 Civ. 5516-CLB.

404 F.Supp. 1041 (1975)

A. E. HOTCHNER, Plaintiff, v. Jose Luis CASTILLO-PUCHE and Double-day & Company, Inc., Defendants. DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Ediciones DESTINO S. L., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

November 12, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mervin Rosenman by Mervin Rosenman, Simon J. Hauser, New York City, for plaintiff.

Satterlee & Stephens by Robert M. Callagy, Robert P. Marshall, Jr., New York City, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BRIEANT, District Judge.

In this diversity action filed December 17, 1974 to recover damages for libel and invasion of privacy, defendant Doubleday & Company, Inc. (hereinafter "Doubleday") has moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as to it "upon the ground that the statements complained of in the complaint are about a public figure and were not published by Doubleday with knowledge of their falsity or with reckless...

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