De Husson v. Hearst Corp. Gerds v. Hearst Corp. Heilpap v. Hearst Corp. Rajsich v. Hearst Corp

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

These appeals are from summary judgments in favor of the defendant in four actions brought by the four minor plaintiffs for the recovery of damages for the publication of an alleged libelous article concerning them in defendant’s newspaper, “The Milwaukee Sentinel.” Except for the identity of the plaintiffs, the factual and legal situations in all the appeals are identical, and it was stipulated that they be submitted and heard on the record in one of the actions. In consequence, one opinion, applicable to the four appeals, will suffice.

The complaints alleged that the…