Blake v. Trainer
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment on 3 verdict for the plaintiff in a libel action. Plaintiff was the secretary and business manager of a local union of the marine engineers. Defendant was the secretary-treasurer of the national union with which plaintiff’s union was affiliated. The duties of the plaintiff as an officer of the local union included negotiating contracts with steamship lines concerning wages and working conditions.
The background of the alleged libelous statement was as follows: Defendant was editor-in-chief of the magazine of the national union. He…
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