Schubert v. American Press

This is an action for libel. On the 8th day of July, 1922, the Schubert Motor Car Company of St. Louis, a corporation, commenced an action in a district court of the United States against the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland by filing a petition in said court. Upon the filing of such petition and before any action had been taken by the court with reference thereto, the defendant published in “The St. Louis Times,’’ a daily paper of large circulation, the following:

“BONDING Company Sued by Sohubert Motor Co.

“Suit to force the payment of a $10,000 bond was today filed in the United States…