Somerville v. Acacia Mut. Life Ins.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit June 4, 1945

Somerville v. Acacia Mut. Life Ins., 149 F.2d 836 (D.C. Cir. 1945)

80 U.S. App. D.C. 144; 1945 U.S. App. LEXIS 2696

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

One part of the language on which the plaintiff relied in this action for libel was incapable of a defamatory meaning. The other part was obviously true. Regardless of the defense of privilege, therefore, the District Court was right in directing a verdict for the defendant. Meyerson v. Hurlbut, 68 App.D.C. 360, 362, 98 F.2d 232, 118 A.L.R. 313; Sullivan v. Meyer, 67 App. D.C. 228, 91 F.2d 301; cf. Sullivan v. Meyer, 78 U.S.App.D.C. 367, 141 F.2d 21.

Affirmed

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Full Case Name: SOMERVILLE v. ACACIA MUT. LIFE INS. CO.
Cited By: 4 cases
Status: Published