PITTSBURGH COURIER PUB. CO. v. LUBORE

No. 11315.

200 F.2d 355 (1952)

PITTSBURGH COURIER PUB. CO., Inc. v. LUBORE.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 20, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. C. Hayes, Washington, D. C., with whom James A. Cobb, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant. Julian R. Dugas, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance in behalf of appellant.

Milton Dunn, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, PROCTOR, and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

The defendant newspaper appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff in a libel suit.

There is no dispute about the facts. Appellee was and is a District of Columbia police detective of good repute. Under a headline "Claims Cop Took $1,225" appellant published a news story that included these statements: "According to Miss Roxie A. Henry * * * she saw Detective Sergeant Irving Lubore take $1,225 from her clothes closet. * * * `I was standing...

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