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THOMPSON v. EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY

No. 21171.

394 F.2d 774 (1968)

Dolphin G. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. The EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles P. Howard, Jr., Baltimore, Md., for appellant.

Mr. Francis L. Casey, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Robert C. Maynard, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before DANAHER, WRIGHT and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

The forty-two million dollar libel suit filed by appellant was terminated by the granting of summary judgment in the District Court. It is contended there were material issues of fact requiring a trial. We disagree and therefore affirm.

These facts are uncontested: Appellant played an active role in the campaign of the "Dedmon slate" in the Democratic primary held in the District of Columbia in May 1964. This was the year in which...

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