MONCRIEF v. LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER CO.

No. C.A. 85-1714.

631 F.Supp. 772 (1985)

Frederick W. MONCRIEF, Plaintiff, v. LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel P. Bennett, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Richar M. Schmidt, Jr., Ivan D. Volner, Frank Wiggins, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.

This case now is before the Court on the defendant Lexington Herald-Leader Company's motion to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. In his complaint, the plaintiff alleges that a newspaper owned by the defendant printed an article which contained false and libelous statements about him. The Court concludes that it lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant, and dismisses the...

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