SHEARER v. BAKERY, INT'L UN

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No. 15937.

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Mr. Sol M. Alpher, Washington, D.C., for
Mr. Abraham J. Harris, Washington, D.C., with whom Mr. John V. Long, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for

Judges

Henry White Edgerton
Elijah Barrett Prettyman

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Docket Number

No. 15937.

Attorney(S)

Mr. Sol M. Alpher, Washington, D.C., for
Mr. Abraham J. Harris, Washington, D.C., with whom Mr. John V. Long, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for

Judges

Henry White Edgerton
Elijah Barrett Prettyman

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Mary L. SHEARER, Administratrix of the Estate of John C. Shearer, Appellant, v. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court dismissing a complaint in a civil action. The question is whether under Section 101, Title 12, of the District of Columbia Code (1951), a right of action for libel survives the death of the alleged libelee. We agree with the District Court that it does not.

31 Stat. 1227 (1901), amended, 62 Stat. 487 (1948).

Affirmed.

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Mary L. SHEARER, Administratrix of the Estate of John C. Shearer, Appellant, v. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, Appellee.

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