· 6/16/1975
Robert L. Cardillo v. Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Citations
- 518 F.2d 638
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ‘With Cardillo himself having a record and relationships or associations like these, we cannot envisage any jury awarding, or court sustaining, an award under any circumstances for more than a few cents’ damages.”
- plaintiff the subject of testimony before the Federal Congress
- tarnished reputation and criminal record could not support defamation action
- plaintiff the subject of testimony before the Federal Congress
- “habitual criminal” with multiple convictions
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Judges: Kaufman, Oakes, Jameson
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