Williams v. the Daily Review, Inc.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants, The Daily Review, Inc., a corporation, and Charles Hegg Peterson, 1 after a jury verdict in a libel action. The appeal is directed solely to the propriety of certain jury instructions.

Statement of the Case

Plaintiffs, 2 who are engineering contractors and whose business is conducted primarily in Southern Alameda County, were, in the fall and winter of 1960-1961, engaged in paving several blocks of “A” Street in the City of Hayward. Plaintiffs were performing this work pursuant to a contract with the City of Hayward, this job having been…