GARIEPY v. PEARSON

Civ. A. No. 437-50.

104 F.Supp. 681 (1952)

GARIEPY v. PEARSON et al.

United States District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D. C.

April 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Whalen, Jr. (of Spencer & Louisell), Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

William P. Rogers (of Dwight, Royall, Harris), Koegel & Caskey, John Donovan, Washington, D. C., for defendants.


MORRIS, Judge.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendants to recover damages resulting from an alleged libel by the said defendant Drew Pearson over the radio station and facilities of the defendant American Broadcasting Company, Inc. The statement charged to be libelous, made by the defendant Pearson on January 30, 1949, was as follows:

"Detroit. The Justice and Treasury Departments have ordered the prosecution of Dr. Bernard F. Gariepy...

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