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WASHINGTON POST CO. v. KENNEDY

No. 4142.

3 F.2d 207 (1925)

WASHINGTON POST CO. v. KENNEDY.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided January 5, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Lambert and R. H. Yeatman, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

A. H. Bell and P. H. Marshall, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, ROBB, Associate Justice, and HATFIELD, Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for the plaintiff, appellee here, in an action for libel.

Harry P. L. Kennedy was arrested in Detroit, Mich., on a charge of forgery, and returned to the District of Columbia, where a memorandum of his arrest was made in the arrest book at police headquarters. This memorandum reads as follows:

"Person arrested: Kennedy, Harry P. L. Charge: Forgery. Lawyer...

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