KEETON v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC.

No. 81-1489.

682 F.2d 33 (1982)

Kathy KEETON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey H. Daichman, with whom W. Michael Dunn, Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, Professional Association, Manchester, N. H., Norman Roy Grutman, and Grutman, Schafrann & Miller, New York City, were on brief, for appellant.

C. William Brownfield, Columbus, Ohio, with whom Dort S. Bigg, Gregory A. Holmes, Wiggin & Nourie, Manchester, N. H. and Brownfield, Bowen, Bally & Sturtz, Columbus, Ohio, were on brief, for appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


BREYER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant in this case is a resident of New York who claims that she was libeled by photographs and comments that appeared in "Hustler Magazine" and "The Best of Hustler." She sues several Ohio corporations and one California resident involved in the enterprises that published the "libelous" materials. Originally she brought suit in Ohio, where the magazines were published. There, her libel claim was dismissed as barred by the...

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