Legal Opinion
Derounian v. Stokes
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1948No. 3526PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*306BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
J. H. McKnight, Ernest Hollings, C. F. Allen, and Jeremiah Stokes instituted separate actions against Arthur Derounian to recover damages for the publication of alleged libelous matter in the book “Under Cover”. The second amended complaint in the case filed by Stokes was in conventional form and quoted at length from the book; and the defenses in that case were truth, privilege, and want of malice. The four cases were consolidated for trial. McKnight, Hollings, and Allen failed before the jury. A verdict was returned in favor of Stokes; judgment was entered upon the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Spanel v. PeglerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
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