Harris v. Curtis Publishing Co.

This is an action for libel. At the conclusion of the defendants’ case they moved for a directed verdict on the grounds that the complaint does not state a cause of action, that the evidence is not sufficient to show that the article in question is a libel upon the plaintiff, and that the evidence discloses without conflict that the article in question was privileged in that it was a communication without malice to a person interested by another also interested. This motion was granted and a verdict in accordance with such a direction was returned by the jury. The plaintiff has appealed from…