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FLETCHER v. EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO.

No. 7429.

114 F.2d 582 (1940)

FLETCHER v. EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 28, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond C. Fletcher, of Washington, D. C., pro se.

Edmund L. Jones and George Monk, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, MILLER, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices.

RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.

The appeal is from an order sustaining appellee's motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.

Appellant sued for libel on account of the publication of a newspaper article, set forth below,1 which he says falsely stated that he had been disbarred. Appellee admits the publication, but says the statement is true and that the District...

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