Broking v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.

PHELPS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Maricopa County denying plaintiff’s claim for damages on account of an alleged publication made concerning him, find from an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The parties will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff and defendant as they appeared in the superior court.

The facts are that on September 14, 1951, defendant published in the Arizona Republic a picture of a dead dog chained to a post beneath which was a comment to the effect that the dog, man’s best friend, had died of heat, thirst and…