BEAUHARNAIS v. PITTSBURGH COURIER PUBLISHING CO.

No. 11670.

243 F.2d 705 (1957)

Joseph BEAUHARNAIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The PITTSBURGH COURIER PUBLISHING CO., Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Beauharnais, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Leon H. Isaacson, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and FINNEGAN and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff's complaint herein sought damages from defendant for publishing alleged libelous matter in the January 5, 1952 issue of its newspaper, The Pittsburgh Courier. Defendant is a Pennsylvania corporation, and plaintiff a resident of Illinois. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. The record indicates defendant's newspaper is circulated principally among members of the colored race.

Defendant published in its January...

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