U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1964

William C. Jennings v. American Express Company

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided November 2, 1964 · Jones, Gewin, Estes

338 F.2d 22; 1964 U.S. App. LEXIS 4005 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Joe Creel and Creel & Glasgow, Miami, Fla., for appellant., Robert G. Young, James E. Tribble, and Blackwell, Walker & Gray, Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Wood v. Holiday Inns, Inc. (United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 1974)
Santiago Vassallo v. Sears, Roebuck de Puerto Rico, Inc. (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 1974)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The appellant was the holder of a credit card issued by the appellee. His name 'was erroneously included in a confidential list of names of persons whose credit cards had been cancelled. The appellant was refused credit at a restaurant upon •presenting his card. He brought an action for libel against the appellee asserting that the inclusion of his name was libelous per se, and seeking only punitive • damages. The district court granted the appellee’s motion for summary judgment. Tts decision was correct. Its judgment is

Affirmed.

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