Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-17 | Page 19 | Damages Main Point in Case

DAMAGES MAIN POINT IN CASE Appeal Court Orders Lawyer f for r Princess Not t to Re Reargue Identity LONDON July 17 WO The JP-The The court of f appeals today dismissed the appeal ap ap- PEt peal eal of the Metro Mayer Ltd from the verdict of ot a lower court which awarded damages of or to Princess Irena who whoP charged she had been libeled by tie the portrayal of a character in the m mo- mo tion ion picture re and the Em Em- press Justice dismissed the cUon tic ac- acion ion Uon after informing Sir Patrick Hastings Hastings Has Has- tings ings attorney for the princess it would be unnecessary for him to reargue reargue reargue re- re argue the contention that Natasha a character in the film story is identified iden titled in the popular mind with Princess Prin Prin- cess What we wish to have dealt with with withy by y you L Is the question of gf damages the he justice said to Sir Patrick The attorney then argued that every element that could properly be present to aggravate damages was present in this case He called attention to the prominence nence of the princess and observed that a small verd verdict ct for her would be an insult He added that a more dangerous form torm of publication 1 of f an alleged libel be imagined The Metro Mayer company com corn pany contended that the character Natasha who is represented as being being be be- ing on oct intimate terms with to Ls Ic purely fictional and that no identification iden idea of her as Princess poff was or intended or implied None of the witnesses at the trial admitted that the film injured th the princess in their eS estimation maii n-H.- n H. H J J. J Wallington n attorney for the company company com corn pany argued before the court of ap peals Indeed they said they knew v perfectly well she never had bad any relations with I