Jackson v. Underwriters' Report, Inc.

—The plaintiff Max Jackson, alleging he was libeled by certain portions of a news article appearing in the “Underwriters’ Report”, a San Francisco weekly newspaper published by defendants in the interests of the insurance business, brought this action to recover compensatory and punitive damages. The cause came on for trial before a jury, and at the conclusion of plaintiff’s ease the trial court granted defendants’ motion to strike out all evidence upon the ground that the complaint failed to state a cause of action and to grant a nonsuit. From the judgment entered in defendants’ favor…