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NAPIER v. HAWTHORN BOOKS, INC.

No. 7-72734.

449 F.Supp. 576 (1978)

Bill NAPIER, Plaintiff, v. HAWTHORN BOOKS, INC., a Foreign Corporation, and Bob Artis, jointly and severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

May 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold O. Shapero, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiff.

Timothy D. Wittlinger, Hill, Lewis, Adams, Goodrich & Tait and Robert B. Stevenson, Detroit, Mich., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RALPH M. FREEMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on a motion for summary judgment filed by defendants Hawthorn Books and Bob Artis. The basis of the motion is that the plaintiff is attempting to collect for a libel for which the last possible date of publication is June 26, 1975. The statute of limitations in an action charging libel is one year, as provided in M.S.A. § 27A.5805 [M.C.L.A. § 600.5805], and this...

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