Express Pub. Co. v. Keeran

This appeal is from a judgment of $15,000 actual damages recovered by ap-pellee, C. A. Keeran, from the Express Publishing Company, on account of the publication in the San Antonio Express of certain alleged libelous statements concerning ap-pellee. The cause was tried before the court without a jury. The publications complained of appeared in three issues of the newspaper, dated July 12, 13, and 14, respectively, in the year 1924, and were as follows:

“Dozen Arrests in Giant Booze Case Forecast. “Ranger - Captain Claims Plot Extensive.

“Thinks He Has Solved Mystery of Source of San Antonio’s…