Re: [Harp-L] FW: Cadillac Records - Little Walter - Defamation

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:19 AM, Bill Kumpe wrote:

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> From: Bill Kumpe [mailto:okbizlaw@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:15 PM
> To: 'harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Cadillac Records - Little Walter - Defamation
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> The common law rule is that a personal cause of action dies with  
> the person.
> Most states follow this common law rule with a few exceptions like New
> Jersey.  Having said that and meaning no disrespect whatsoever for  
> his work
> which I deeply admire, everything I have ever read or heard about  
> Little
> Walter suggests that he was a deeply troubled, frequently violent,  
> terribly
> addicted soul with a vicious temper.  That does not mean that he  
> murdered
> the person as depicted in the movie but he was in fact a pretty bad  
> dude.

Yeah, and while there may be some concern as to how Little Walter's  
family would feel about the depiction, the first thing that entered  
MY head was: What about the (alleged) victim's family? WAS there a  
victim? I think that if I felt there were any evidence, I would have  
to open a cold case file on the incident.
smo-joe ..... prosecutorial agent
> Bill Kumpe
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