Constitution Publishing Co. v. Leathers

J. E. Leathers instituted an action against the Constitution Publishing Company to recover damages for an al*430leged libel. The petition alleged that the defendant falsely and maliciously did publish of and concerning the petitioner in the Atlanta Constitution the following false and malicious language, to wit: “The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia. Saturday, March 7, 1931. Five Members of two families are jailed in war on Bandits: Friday was anything but a red-letter day in the lives of the Chestnut Street Leathers and the Griffin Street Spratlins, who, according to the police, have contributed…