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SULLIVAN v. MEYER

No. 8525.

141 F.2d 21 (1944)

SULLIVAN v. MEYER.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided February 29, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George E. Sullivan, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William J. Neale, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Spencer Gordon, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

Appellee's newspaper The Washington Post, in a news story about a "Nazi Probe," said that appellant was "the author of a defeatist, anti-Jewish book." Appellant sued appellee for libel. Appellee pleaded the defenses of truth and fair comment. Appellant's 195-page book "The Road to Victory!" was read to the jury. The court ruled out the issue of fair comment, overruled appellee's motion for a directed verdict, and submitted the case to...

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