BROWNFIELD v. LANDON

No. 16825.

307 F.2d 389 (1962)

Ralph O. BROWNFIELD, Appellant, v. Truman H. LANDON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1962.

Certiorari Denied December 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bryon N. Scott, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. Robert D. Scott, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Daniel A. Rezneck, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Nathan J. Paulson and Joseph M. Hannon, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge, DANAHER and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied December 3, 1962. See 83 S.Ct. 291.

BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court which granted summary judgment to the defendant [appellee].

The action in this case sought damages for slander against the defendant, who was serving as Inspector General of the Air Force at the time of the alleged defamation. A brief review of the facts established beyond dispute is necessary to a decision of this case...

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