WHITCOMB v. NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

No. 37014.

165 N.W.2d 99 (1969)

184 Neb. 31

Berenice G. WHITCOMB, Appellee, v. NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, a Corporation, John Lynch and Paul Belz, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crosby, Pansing, Guenzel & Binning, Theodore L. Kessner, Lincoln, for appellants.

Kennedy, Holland, DeLacy & Svoboda, Thomas R. Burke, Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C.J., SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN and NEWTON, JJ., and MORAN, District Judge.


SPENCER, Justice.

This is an action to recover damages claimed to have resulted from the publication of libelous matter by the defendants. The trial court held the published statements were actionable and libelous per se. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $38,500, and the defendants have perfected an appeal to this court.

The Nebraska State Education Association, hereinafter referred to as Association is a nonprofit corporation...

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