HARDBOARD MACHINERY CO. v. COASTAL PRODUCTS CORP.

No. 25274.

398 F.2d 833 (1968)

HARDBOARD MACHINERY CO., Inc., et al., Appellants, v. COASTAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Sims, Jr., Tifton, Ga., for appellants.

Julius F. Parker, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla., Omer W. Franklin, Jr., Cam Young, Ed. G. Barham, Valdosta, Ga., Leo L. Foster, Tallahassee, Fla., for appellees.

Before AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges, and SINGLETON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This consolidated appeal is from the granting of motions to dismiss four libel suits against the corporate appellee, and Robert D. Conner, its secretary-treasurer. The causes of action were substantially the same except that different plaintiffs (appellants here) were involved. It was claimed that Coastal and Conner had libeled the plaintiffs by the writing and publication of certain letters directed to suppliers of plaintiffs concerning financial matters...

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