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CONNIFF v. DODD, MEAD & CO.

No. 83 Civ. 9064 (GLG).

593 F.Supp. 266 (1984)

Richard CONNIFF, Plaintiff, v. DODD, MEAD & CO., Thomas Nelson Co. and Samuel Moore, Defendants.

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

August 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steel & Bellman, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff; Richard F. Bellman, New York City, of counsel.

Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, New York City, for defendants Thomas Nelson Co. and Sam Moore; John Logan O'Donnell, Erica B. Baird, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

GOETTEL, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Richard Conniff compiled a book of verse, poetry, limericks, and epigrams entitled The Devil's Book of Verse. His publisher, Dodd, Mead & Co. ("Dodd, Mead"),1 informed him that portions of the book were considered blasphemous by Thomas Nelson, Inc. ("Thomas Nelson"), the parent of Dodd, Mead, and Sam Moore, the president of Thomas Nelson. Therefore, unless these...

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