Franklin v. World Publishing Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Tulsa county. The plaintiff, B. C. Franklin, brought this action against the World Publishing Company for damages based upon an alleged defamatory publication.

The defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s petition. The demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiff ,has appealed.

The published article complained of, in so far as it refers to the plaintiff and is necessary to consider here, is as follows:

“ ‘Dire calamity circled over the Joe Louis Club like a hungry turkey buzzard Monday afternoon.

“ ‘Twice within recent months the club has been…