BECKER v. TOULMIN

No. 34722.

165 Ohio St. 549 (1956)

BECKER, APPELLEE, v. TOULMIN, JR., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 28, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Landis, Ferguson, Bieser & Greer and Mr. Charles S. Bridge, for appellee.

Messrs. Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling and Mr. William H. Selva, for appellant.


STEWART, J.

There are two questions presented to us for decision:

1. Did the trial court err in submitting to the jury the question whether the cablegram and letter sent by defendant to his 47 business contacts abroad constituted libel per se?

2. If so, were the communications privileged?

In the case of Cleveland Leader Printing Co. v. Nethersole, 84 Ohio St. 118, 95 N. E., 735, Ann. Cas. 1912B, 978, it is stated, as follows,...

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