Business man Francis Verhaeren sits at the plaintiff table during a slander trial, Los Angeles, 1931

Title: Business man Francis Verhaeren sits at the plaintiff table during a slander trial, Los Angeles, 1931
Date Created: October 19, 1932
Date: 1932-10-19
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: The alleged slander occurred when a actress Louise Mitchell announced that she had lost her $10,000 engagement ring. Verhaeren claimed Semple accused him of stealing the ring, which was later found. Semple countered he had only been telling a joke. The judge agreed with Semple.
Francis J. Verhaeren, hotel man, sits at the plaintiff's table during his civil trail. He accused wealthy retired chemical engineer R. H. Semple of slandering him during a dinner party. Verhaeren lost the case.
A different photograph of Francis J. Verhaeren take on the same occasion appears with the article, "Redress Denied In Slander Suit; Court Orders Verdict for Semple, Defendant., Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct, 1932: A2.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Francis J. Verhaeren
Text from negative sleeve: Verhaeren, Francis J., 1931

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