PUBLISHING: Stockholder v. Hearst

In Los Angeles Judge Clement L. Shinn last week finished a long and lonesome job of unraveling a complicated lawsuit against the super-complicated empire of William Randolph Hearst. Concluding his verdict, Judge Shinn complained mildly of the difficulty of attempting a one-man exploration of the labyrinth, suggested that the facts in such a case should be reviewed by three judges before an appeal were taken. But at week's end it appeared that no appeal might ever be taken. Both sides thought they had won.

The suit concerned Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. (twelve of the strongest Hearst papers and American Weekly), whose...

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