GOLSON v. HEARST CORPORATION


128 F.Supp. 110 (1954)

George GOLSON, doing business under the assumed name and style of General Arts Sewing Center, Plaintiff, v. The HEARST CORPORATION, Defendant.

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

December 31, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lazar Emanuel, New York City, for plaintiff.

McCauley & Henry, New York City (Alfred H. Wasserstrom, New York City, of counsel), for defendant.


WALSH, District Judge.

This is an action for libel. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint as failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The motion is granted because, accepting the facts alleged in the complaint, defendant did not exceed the limits of fair comment.

Defendant, in its magazine "Good Housekeeping", published an article advising against the purchase of Japanese made sewing machines being sold under American trade names identical...

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