Spanel v. Pegler

This is an appeal from a'judgment dismissing the amended complaint in an action brought by the plaintiffs to recover damages because of libellous article written by Westbrook Pegler and published by Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., in its newspaper the New York Journal American. The amended' complaint was dismissed by the District Court on the ground that it failed to state a claim against the defendants on which relief could be granted. The judge said in his opinion that he found himself “in accord with the logic and reasoning of Judge Lindley” of the Seventh Circuit, who, however,…