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BECKER v. PHILCO CORPORATION

Nos. 9756, 9757.

372 F.2d 771 (1967)

Leo George BECKER, Appellant, v. PHILCO CORPORATION, Appellee. James J. TAGLIA, Appellant, v. PHILCO CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodolphe J. A. de Seife, Washington, D. C. (Frank B. Tavenner and Robert Sheriffs Moss and Hart, Moss & Tavenner, Washington, D. C. on brief), for appellants.

Laidler B. Mackall, Washington, D. C. (W. W. Koontz, Alexandria, Va., Karl E. Wolf, Philadelphia, Pa., and Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D. C., and Boothe, Dudley, Koontz & Blankingship, Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and BRYAN, Circuit Judges.

ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:

This is a libel action by James Jude Taglia and Leo George Becker against their employer, Philco Corporation, for alleged defamation of them in a report made to the United States under the terms of a defense contract. On defendant's motion for summary judgment, the District Court dismissed, holding the communication absolutely privileged. We affirm.

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