Marshall v. National Police Gazette Corp.

GARDNER, Chief Judge.

This was an action brought by A1 Marshall, appellant, against the National Police Gazette Corporation and American News Company to recover damages for an allegedly libelous article published by defendant National Police Gazette Corporation and circulated by defendant' American News Company. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff 'alleged in substance that he is and for many years has been a citizen and resident of Kansas City, Missouri, and that for the past ten years he had been employed as a city beer salesman and was the only beer…