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FLETCHER v. NORFOLK NEWSPAPERS

No. 7278.

239 F.2d 169 (1956)

Edmond C. FLETCHER, Appellant, v. NORFOLK NEWSPAPERS, Incorporated, a Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond C. Fletcher, pro se.

Charles L. Kaufman, Norfolk, Va., for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and SOBELOFF, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for defendant in an action of libel based on a report of the proceeding which was before this court on appeal in In re Fletcher, 4 Cir., 221 F.2d 477. The substance of the language complained of as libelous is that plaintiff had been disbarred. The answer, which was verified, pleaded truth and privilege and attached as exhibits copies of orders of disbarment. Motions were made...

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