SHORT v. NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY


205 A.2d 6 (1965)

Clifton Stanley SHORT, Jr. v. The NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY, a Corporation of the State of Delaware.

Superior Court of Delaware, Kent.

January 19, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Hughes, III, Dover, for plaintiff.

Louis J. Finger, Wilmington, for defendant.


CHRISTIE, Judge.

This case involves alleged libel. It is before the Court on defendant's motion for summary judgment. The Court must determine if the undisputed facts of the case justify the application of the defense of privilege so as to entitle defendant to judgment.

The action is based on newspaper articles published on January 12, 1963, in the Wilmington Morning News and the Evening Journal. The articles accurately...

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