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HOLT v. BOYLE BROTHERS, INC.

No. 11785.

217 F.2d 16 (1954)

Edward E. HOLT and Josephine Holt, Appellants, v. BOYLE BROTHERS, Inc., a corporation, trading & doing business as Regal of Washington, Inc., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1954.

Petition for Rehearing Denied December 6, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Earl H. Davis, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Mr. Arthur L. Willcher, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. William R. Lichtenberg, Joseph Luria, and William Bogen, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, and BAZELON, Circuit Judges.

Appellees Petition for Rehearing Denied December 6, 1954.

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

The Holts, husband and wife, sued Boyle Brothers, Inc., herein called Boyle, for slander, libel and malicious abuse of process. The District Court directed a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiffs appeal.

The essential facts are undisputed. Holt is a civilian employee of the United States at the Naval Research Laboratory. Boyle is a corporation engaged in the retail...

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