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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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A federal court jury in Ketchikan awarded C. A. Zaruba a $4 judgment against Emery F. Tobin in a civil libel suit stemming from a 1957 letter to city officials about Zaruba's liquor license application and comments in a Juneau newspaper. Tobin, former Alaska Sportsman publisher and Republican legislative candidate, faced claims of $45,712.76 in damages.
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KETCHIKAN, (P) -- A federal court jury has awarded a $4 judgment against Emery F. Tobin, defendant in a civil libel suit in which damages of $45,712.76 were sought.
The jury deliberated five hours before awarding a verdict in favor of C. A. Zaruba and setting $1 punitive and $1 compensatory damages on each of two causes in the action.
Zaruba accused Tobin of libel in connection with a letter sent to city officials here in March, 1957, when the city council was considering a liquor license application by Zaruba. Also involved were comments attributed to Tobin in a newspaper story published at Juneau.
Tobin is former publisher of the Alaska Sportsman Magazine.
He is a Republican candidate for the first Alaska State Legislature in next Tuesday's election.
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jury awarded $4 judgment ($1 punitive and $1 compensatory damages on each of two causes) in favor of c. a. zaruba; $45,712.76 damages sought.
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Federal court jury deliberated five hours before verdict in civil libel suit. Zaruba accused Tobin of libel via letter to city officials in March 1957 regarding liquor license application and comments attributed to Tobin in Juneau newspaper story. Tobin is former publisher of Alaska Sportsman Magazine and Republican candidate for first Alaska State Legislature in next Tuesday's election.