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WESTERN UNION TEL. CO. v. LESESNE

No. 6397.

198 F.2d 154 (1952)

WESTERN UNION TEL. CO. v. LESESNE.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Waters, New York City, and E. W. Mullins, Columbia, S. C. (Nelson, Mullins & Grier, Columbia, S. C., on the brief), for appellant.

C. T. Graydon and Augustus T. Graydon, Columbia, S. C. (McLeod & Singletary, Columbia, S. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This case against the Western Union Telegraph Company comprises two causes of action for libel based on two telegrams containing statements reflecting upon certain conduct of Thomas P. Lesesne, Jr., which were transmitted by the Telegraph Company at the instance of H. G. Willingham. The first telegram, which was addressed to Lesesne, was filed by Willingham with the company on Saturday evening, October...

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