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WALKER v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.

No. 18592.

443 F.2d 33 (1971)

Edwin A. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

May 27, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don H. Reuben, Chicago, Ill., Robert Oxtoby, Springfield, Ill., Lawrence Gunnels, Steven L. Bashwiner, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant; Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

J. F. Schlafly, Alton, Ill., Clyde J. Watts, Oklahoma City, Okl., Schlafly, Godfrey & Fitzgerald, Alton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and KILEY and PELL, Circuit Judges.

CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. from a judgment order of the District Court awarding attorney fees and out-of-pocket expenses to opposing counsel who successfully defended against an application for writ of mandamus made to this Court in which CBS sought to compel the transfer of a lawsuit to another district.

The underlying main action is a defamation suit filed...

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