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HEARST CONSOLIDATED PUBLICATIONS, INC., Appellant, v. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER GUILD et al., Appellees

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit1961-02-09No. No. 15973
294 F.2d 239

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court dismissing a complaint in a civil action for libel and injurious falsehood. A newspaper publisher (appellant here) sued another newspaper publisher and some of its officials (appellees here) for damages due to publication of an article, a press release, and a letter to the Attorney General, reporting an alleged plan to dissolve by merger its publication. The District Judge was of opinion the complaint did not allege a legally cognizable claim. We agree.

Affirmed.