HARTMANN v. AMERICAN NEWS CO.

No. 9508.

171 F.2d 581 (1948)

HARTMANN v. AMERICAN NEWS CO.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sigmund Goldstein, of New York City, and Anna Mae Davis, of Madison, Wis., for appellant.

H. H. Thomas, San W. Orr, Thomas, Orr, Isaksen & Werner, all of Madison, Wis., and Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Harold R. Medina, Jr., all of New York City, for American News Co.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge, KERNER, Circuit Judge, and LINDLEY, District Judge.


KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought an action for damages as the result of the defendant's distribution of two alleged libels printed in the picture magazine Life. The cause was heard by a jury which rendered a verdict for the defendant. A judgment was entered in accordance therewith, and plaintiff in appealing from the judgment relies upon alleged errors of law arising from some of the court's rulings on the evidence and the instructions given and refused.<...

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