Louisville Times v. Stivers

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The Louisville Times Company seeks to reverse a $10,000 judgment for libel recovered against it by F. P. Stivers.

A succession of tragic events took .place in Manchester, Clay County, Ky., in 1932. On January 16th the Baker wholesale grocery store, owned by John L. Baker et al., was burned, and by the light of its burning A. G. Neal was assassinated. Judge C. P. Stivers (a brother of appellee) had some time before this presided at a trial of Tom Baker, Lloyd Baker et al., and he had been called as a witness to appear before the grand jury oh…