Wright v. Hilo Tribune-Herald, Ltd.

OPINION OP THE COURT

BY BANKS, J.

On December 9, 1928, the defendant corporation published in the Hilo Tribune-Herald, a newspaper owned by it, the following article:

“Mrs. Wriglit reported to have forsaken post when needed in Kona Hospital.

“Julian Yates tells Tribune-Herald that head of institution left one nurse to work all shifts Avith patients seriously ill.

“Forsaking her post at the Kona Hospital and leaving at least three patients in a serious condition with only one nurse and an inexperienced maid to run the entire hospital on 24-hour shifts, Mrs. Miriam Wright, resigning superintendent,…