Pigg v. Ashley County Newspaper, Inc.

Lyle Brown, Justice.

This suit in libel was instituted by appellant for the publication by appellee of an unsigned letter to the editor. Appellant contended the article accused him of indecent exposure. The appeal is from the granting of a demurrer to the complaint.

In determining whether the content was libelous we must construe the entire article. Skaggs v. Johnson, 105 Ark. 254, 150 S.W. 1036 (1912). Before appellant can recover there must be a libelous statement in the article which, “by proper inducement and colloquium”, may be said to apply personally to appellant. Comes v. Cruce, 85 Ark.…