WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
The question presented in this case may be briefly stated as follows: May a private citizen maintain an action of libel against an officer of the United States Navy for alleged defamatory statements made regarding such citizen, in a written communication from such officer to one of his superiors?
The matter arises on a demurrer to the declaration. The jurisdictional averments are sufficient. There are a number of grounds...
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