MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. v. LANGER

No. 13668.

168 F.2d 182 (1948)

MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., Inc. v. LANGER et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

May 28, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Barr, of Chicago, Ill. (Elton L. Marshall, of Kansas City, Mo., Stuart S. Ball and Brooks Wynne, both of Chicago, Ill., and Watson, Ess, Barnett, Whittaker & Marshall, of Kansas City, Mo., on the brief), for appellant.

Harry C. Clark, of Kansas City, Mo. (Keith U. Martin, of Kansas City, Kan., on the brief), for appellees.

Before SANBORN, JOHNSEN, and COLLET, Circuit Judges.


SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiff's (appellant's) complaint in a libel action brought to recover $1,350,000 as compensatory and punitive damages. At the time of the entry of judgment there were 72 defendants, who are now the appellees. The action is against them in their individual capacity and as members of United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees of America, C. I. O. (hereafter called "the International...

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