Walker v. Bee-News Publishing Co.

This is a libel suit, in which Thomas H. Walker, appellant, sought to recover $10,000 damages from the Bee-*512News Publishing Company, of Omaha, appellee. The court, at the close of the testimony, and after each party had rested, sustained the motion of the appellee for a directed verdict.

Upon March 29, 1929, the Bee-News published in its home edition a large flashlight picture, reaching across-four columns, showing a wrestling match in a barn loft. The picture shows some 40 people, including a number of girls, all much interested in the bout. The large-type headline above the picture reads:…