McCarthy v. Cincinnati Enquirer, Inc.

This is an appeal on questions of law.

Plaintiff, appellant herein, seeks damages for defamation predicated upon the following editorial, entitled, “Fluoridation : The Facts, ’ ’ together with a paragraph on the same page headed, “The Voice of the Enquirer.”:

“In the last few days we have had a depressing demonstration of how much harm one news broadcaster can do in a community. We refer to the daily efforts of Tom McCarthy of WKRC to create distrust of our public health authorities by misrepresenting the effects of fluoridation of our water supply, scheduled to begin on Sunday.

“By misleading…