Wilson v. Stockholders Pub. Co., Inc.

THE COURT.

This action for alleged libel is founded upon the publication of three different articles in the Illustrated Daily News concerning the purchase by the county of Los Angeles of teletype machines for the new county hospital. In the first article, printed June 12', 1934, it was stated that the board of supervisors had purchased from the Sierra Equipment Company (the contract having been awarded to that company), of which plaintiff was president, 115 teletype machines for the sum of $75,000; that they were found to be impractical by hospital officials and placed in storage, where they…