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GLASS v. ICKES

No. 7460.

117 F.2d 273 (1940)

GLASS v. ICKES, Secretary of the Interior.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided August 26, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. L. Dawson and L. Karlton Mosteller, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Nathan R. Margold, Solicitor, and Frederick L. Kirgis and Harry M. Edelstein of the Solicitor's Office, Interior Department, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and VINSON, Associate Justices.

VINSON, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing the appellant's complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action.

The appellant's action is one for defamation, and is based on an allegedly libelous press release issued by the appellee, present Secretary of the Interior (referred to herein as the Secretary). The material allegations of the complaint are as follows: On November 23, 1938, the Secretary...

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