Astruc v. Star Co.

MAYER, District Judge.

In this action for libel the jury rendered a verdict for six cents. On the first trial it was left to the jury to determine whether the publication was libelous, and the jury brought in a verdict for the defendant. On appeal (193 Fed. 631, decided February 1, 1912) it was held that part of the article constituted libel per se.

On the second trial, in accordance with the opinion of the Circuit Court of Appeals, I charged the jury specifically as to what part of the article was not libelous, and what part was libelous, per se. The jury received instructions as to the rules…