ENGEL v. TRIBUNE CO.

No. 10340.

189 F.2d 176 (1951)

ENGEL v. TRIBUNE CO.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

May 24, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sigmund S. Engel, pro se.

Weymouth Kirkland, Howard Ellis and J. B. Martineau, Georges Dapples, (of Kirkland, Fleming, Green, Martin & Ellis), all of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge, and KERNER and FINNEGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is from an order dismissing a complaint brought by plaintiff against defendant charging libel. In its motion to dismiss, defendant urged, inter alia, that the complaint failed to show that the District Court had jurisdiction over the subject matter. We need to consider only the question of jurisdiction.

Plaintiff, presently incarcerated in the Illinois State Penitentiary where he is serving a sentence of from 2 to 10 years for a felony...

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