Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit July 28, 1967, 20203 (Jesse B. Manbeck v. Gerald S. Ostrowski)

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellee, an attorney, sued appellant, the president of a local labor union, in slander for a statement appellant allegedly made, during a monthly meeting of the union, in which appellee was called a “shyster.” The complaint, later amended to charge malice and to demand punitive damages, was countered by appellant’s general denial.