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JOHNSON v. JOHNSON PUBLISHING CO.

No. 5247.

271 A.2d 696 (1970)

Carl D. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. JOHNSON PUBLISHING CO., Inc., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gilbert, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Belford V. Lawson, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and KELLY and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

The October 6, 1966 issue of Jet magazine, one of appellee's publications, contained the following article:

MATE COULDN'T CONVERT FAMILY, BEATS THEM: WIFE In Washington, D.C., Mrs. Helen M. Johnson sought a divorce on grounds of cruelty after accusing her husband, Carl D. Sr., of beating his family when he failed to convert them to his religious beliefs. Mrs. Johnson alleged that subsequent to the marriage, her husband joined...

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