CRANE v. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOC.

No. 88-7167.

894 F.2d 454 (1990)

Kent B. CRANE, Appellant, v. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Gray, with whom Pascale DeBoeck, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant. Stephen S. Boynton, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance, for appellant.

Joseph S. Crociata, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, and BUCKLEY and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

Kent B. Crane, a resident of the District of Columbia, appeals from an order dismissing his defamation complaint against the New York Zoological Society for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court held that because Crane failed to show that the defamatory material complained of was published in the District, he could not, as a matter of law, have suffered injury within...

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