LEVIN, J., June 19, 1970.
Plaintiff in this libel action is the only black on the 15-member Abington Township Board of Commissioners. The claim arose as a result of an article published by defendant on November 9, 1969. The article concerned an investigation of 12 fires which broke out in Abington Township on October 30, 1969, and included statements from several of Abington's commissioners, including plaintiff.
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