Legal Opinion
Washington Post Co. v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 5, 1925No. 4142PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for the plaintiff, ap-pellee here, in an action for libel.
Harry P. L. Kennedy was arrested in Detroit, Mich., on a charge of forgery, and returned to the District of Columbia, where a memorandum of his arrest was made in the arrest book at police headquarters. This memorandum reads as follows:
“Person arrested: Kennedy, Harry P. L. Charge: Forgery. Lawyer. - -. Complainant: Melville Bush, 109 Corlers Ave., Athenhurst, N. J. Citizen U. S. Singlo? Yes. Age: 40. Color: B. Off.: Vennillion. Dis. given…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hanson v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Larocque v. . New York Herald CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
3Cited by14 opinions
- Roth v. . News Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
- Furgason v. ClausenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
- John v. Tribune Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959
- O'Reilly v. Curtis Pub. Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1938
- Richard J. Ryder v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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