Somerville v. Acacia Mut. Life Ins.
SOMERVILLE v. ACACIA MUT. LIFE INS. CO.
Opinion of the Court
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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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