Tiernan v. East Shore Newspapers, Inc.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair county, entered at the close of appellant, Agnes E. Tiernan’s case, directing a jury to find appellees, East Shore Newspapers, Inc., a corporation, and P. H. Wire, not guilty.

The action was filed against the newspaper publishing company and the general manager (hereinafter referred to as defendants), charging that defendants were guilty of a libel in that the newspaper published by defendant, East Shore Newspapers, Inc., carried in the edition of April 4,1948, a certain article (apparently originating as a letter…