HELTON v. JOPLIN


281 S.W.2d 917 (1955)

Elmer HELTON, Appellant, v. George A. JOPLIN et al., etc., Appellees. Mrs. James (Maggie) HELTON, Appellant, v. George A. JOPLIN et al., etc., Appellees. James HELTON, Appellant, v. George A. JOPLIN et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvert C. Little, London, for appellants.

Russell Jones, Fritz Krueger, Somerset, Allen Prewitt, Frankfort, for appellees.


MILLIKEN, Judge.

The three actions here involved concern claims for libel arising out of the same newspaper publications. The pleadings in each case are substantially alike, the actions were consolidated for trial and the same evidence heard in all, so that for purposes of this appeal the actions may be treated as one.

The evidence shows that on February 1, 1954, the appellants, plaintiffs below, Mr. and Mrs. James Helton and their son, Elmer, were indicted...

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