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POLIZZI v. COWLES MAGAZINES

No. 13858.

197 F.2d 74 (1952)

POLIZZI v. COWLES MAGAZINES, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 23, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Marsh, Miami, Fla., Tom Whitaker, Tampa, Fla., for appellant.

Arthur E. Farmer, New York City, Daniel P. S. Paul, Will M. Preston, Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and BORAH, and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Filed in the Circuit Court of Dade County, Florida, against defendant, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Iowa, publisher of the national weekly magazine, "Look", the suit was for libel based on matter appearing in its issue of May 23, 1950, charging plaintiff with being a member of the Mafia, a criminal gang of great force and power.

Removed into the United States District Court for the Southern District of...

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