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GANDIA v. PETTINGILL

No. 97.

222 U.S. 452 (1912)

GANDIA v. PETTINGILL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frederic D. McKenney, with whom Mr. John Spalding Flannery, Mr. William Hitz and Mr. H.H. Scoville were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Willis Sweet and Mr. George H. Lamar for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action for libels and comes here upon a bill of exceptions after a verdict for the plaintiff. The alleged libels consist of a series of articles in a Porto Rican newspaper, La Correspondencia. These articles stated that the plaintiff, Pettingill, while United States Attorney for Porto Rico, carried on a private practice...

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