WEBSTER v. SUN CO., INC.

Nos. 85-5629, 85-5630.

790 F.2d 157 (1986)

Sherwood WEBSTER, Appellant, v. SUN COMPANY, INC., et al. WEBSTER-HEISE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. SUN COMPANY, INC., et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plato Cacheris, with whom Larry S. Gondelman, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellants.

John W. Nields, Jr., Washington, D.C., with whom Margaret M. Zwisler, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellees.

Before WRIGHT, EDWARDS, and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WRIGHT.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This is the second appeal of this libel action. The District Court initially found that defendants were protected by a common law privilege for communications to the legislature and dismissed the complaint. 561 F.Supp. 1184 (D.D.C.1983). On appeal a divided panel of this court found that defendants had not demonstrated all of the elements...

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