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DRESBACH v. DOUBLEDAY & CO., INC.

Civ.A. No. 81-0082.

518 F.Supp. 1285 (1981)

Lee DRESBACH, Plaintiff, v. DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 31, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob A. Stein, Michael A. Schuchat, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Robert M. Callagy, New York City, for defendant Doubleday.

Fred. H. Harrison, Little Rock, Ark., for defendant Mewshaw.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.

This is a diversity action for invasion of privacy and libel concerning the book Life For Death, (the Book) written by defendant Michael Mewshaw and published by defendant Doubleday & Company. The Book concerns the 1961 murders of the parents of plaintiff Lee Dresbach by his brother Wayne Dresbach. At the time, plaintiff was fourteen and his brother...

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