Martin v. Washington Times Co.

Appellant, plaintiff below, appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia entered upon a verdict for the defendant, the Washington Times Company, in two suits for libel which were consolidated for trial in the lower court, and argued as one appeal in this court.

The alleged libels consisted of two newspaper articles, one of which was printed in the Washington Times under date of June 10, 1932, and the other appeared in the Washington Herald under date of June 11, 1932. The Times article was as follows:

“Racketeering” J.aid to Pair

“Two Seventh Street clothing merchants…