#### W. J. Pierce, appellant, v. M. A. Gurley and Hal W. Travillion, appellees.

Action for libel. Judgment for defendant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Franklin county; the Hon. Julius C. Kern, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1924.

Affirmed.

Opinion filed July 7, 1924.

E. E. Smith, for appellant. Seeber & Spiller, for appellees.

Mr. Justice Higbee

delivered the opinion of the court.