Legal Opinion
Benjamin Polycarpo Soley v. The Star & Herald Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1968No. 24221PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
A Case of Libel. On October 24, 1960, a Canal Zone bus stopped suddenly as one of its passengers, Benjamin Polycarpo Soley, was preparing to exit. Soley was thrown from the bus and landed on the ground in a sitting position. He sued the bus company for negligence, claiming damages due to back pains and impotence, but in 1964 the district court sitting without a jury ruled for the bus company. Four days after the judgment a newspaper owned by The Star & Herald Co. published an account of the trial, stating in part:
“The case was postponed on several occasions,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Walter Jaconski v. Avisun Corporation and W. v. Pangborne & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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