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GERTZ v. ROBERT WELCH, INC.

No. 69 C 1288.

322 F.Supp. 997 (1970)

Elmer GERTZ, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT WELCH, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

December 8, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

James A. Boyle, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DECKER, District Judge.

In this motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative, for a new trial, defendant Robert Welch, Inc. seeks to reverse the verdict of a jury which found him responsible for the libel per se1 of plaintiff Elmer Gertz. Damages of $50,000 were awarded.

The libel was published as the lead article in the defendant's monthly magazine American Opinion...

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