Wiginton v. Pulitzer Pub. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Action by Myrtle Van Wiginton against the Pulitzer Publishing Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by Myrtle Van Wigin-ton against the Pulitzer Publishing Company for libel. When the evidence was in, the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant-
[1] The defendant published in its newspaper of wide circulation an article from a correspondent in Arkansas under these headlines:
“Girl, 14, Pleads to Save Father from Gallows.
“Lizzie Pierce Interests Little Rock Charity Workers in Her Cause.”
The article stated with some detail that one Henry Pierce had been convicted and sentenced to be hanged for the murder of his wife; that his defense was that he…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Peck v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
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