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WASHINGTON POST CO. v. KELLY

No. 4816.

38 F.2d 151 (1930)

WASHINGTON POST CO. v. KELLY.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided February 4, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

L. H. David and V. H. Wallace, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff (appellee here) in the Supreme Court of the District in an action for libel based upon the following article published in appellant's newspaper in the District of Columbia:

"`Woman in Black' Held: Residence Here Denied.

"`Jane Doe' Identified in New York as Former Governess to Wealthy Heiress. $5,000 Bail Defaulted.

"New York, March 28.

"`The woman in black,' arraigned...

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