Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. v. Pollitt

Jesse M. Pollitt, the sheriff of Wicomico County, sued the appellant for an alleged libel which appeared in “The Salisbury Times” on November 14, 1956. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the declaration, but on appeal to this Court we reversed. Pollitt v. Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc., 214 Md. 570. After various further pleadings, the case was removed to Worcester County for trial, which resulted in a jury verdict for $12,000. There was a motion for judgment n. o. v., or in the alternative, for a new trial, which was denied and judgment entered. The appeal is from that judgment.

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