JONES v. COMMERCIAL PRINTING CO.

No. 5-5407.

463 S.W.2d 92 (1971)

John Harris JONES, Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL PRINTING CO., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Harris Jones, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Coleman, Gantt, Ramsay & Cox, Pine Bluff, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

This appeal results from a jury verdict and judgment favorable to appellee, publishing company of the Pine Bluff Commercial, which was defendant below in a libel action based upon certain newspaper articles alleged to be false, malicious, and, in effect, calculated to destroy appellant's professional reputation.

Appellant, a practicing attorney in Pine Bluff, was instrumental in the organization of the Pine Bluff National Bank and owner of a...

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