Clough v. News Pub. Co.

LANE, Justice.

G. Boy Clough brought this suit against the News Publishing Company, a corporation, to recover for libel.

Plaintiff alleged that defendant was, on the 29th day of July, 1930, the publisher of a newspaper known as the Galveston News, and that on said date it printed and published a false, defamatory, and malicious libel of and concerning plaintiff, in words as follows:

“EADIO STATION PUBLOINS COPT-BIGHTED ELECTION BETUBNS,

denounces -papebs fob tntee-FEBENOE.’

“Saturday night was a memorable occasion for station KFLX, owned and operated by George Boy Clough.

“The enterprising Mr.…