Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-06-26 | Page 5 | 'Wise Crack' Causes $475,000 Damage Suit

Wise Crack Causes Damage Suit OMAHA 0 Neb Nob eb June 25 AP Ed AP-Ed- Ed Edward ward warl R. R Burke president of the Omaha liar Bat association today brought t su sut for against the National Refining company operators operators operators opera opera- tors of gasoline filling stations outside outside outside out out- side of which stand wooden figures of f boys holding blackboards on which are chalked amusing epi epi- grams gram Burke alleged that he as an in individual In- In suffered nearly damages for lor defamation of ot character charac charac- ter because of a sign put on all tho the company's boards Monday and Tuesday of ot this' this week The sign rea read Tell the tho truth to your lawyer law and he will lie lLe for you A committee e of attorneys represented reine rere- rere Burke Burko in the action County Attorney Henry Beal Deal said aid other suit would be filed in other ther cities and that if the boards contained more mure such wise cracks about lawyers criminal libel charges would be bp fIl flied filed d a against the ma manager ager