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GWINN v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

No. 11923.

211 F.2d 641 (1954)

GWINN et al. v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley E. Otto, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Mr. Gerhard A. Gesell, Washington, D.C., with whom Messrs. Fontaine C. Bradley and Abram J. Chayes, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN and FAHY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is a suit for libel. The District Court granted summary judgment for the defendant newspaper. It appears that on a certain day police officers and federal agents set out to execute some thirty-six warrants of arrest. Five persons sought under the warrants were found upon the premises of a restaurant and nightclub owned by the appellants, and the arrests were made there. The arrested persons were taken promptly to the United States Commissioner and...

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