O'Brien v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
This is an action of tort for libel, begun in the Superior Court for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and later removed to the federal court. The jury returned a verdict for defendant, and the plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered thereon.
From the uncontradicted evidence the following facts appear: In 1936 the plaintiff Thomas C. O’Brien “at the advice of Father Coughlin” became a candidate for the offices of United States Senator from Massachusetts and Vice-President of the United States, on the nomination of the Union Party. On the late afternoon of September 30,…
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