Facts:

The United States appealed to the Office of the Solicitor General Corpus the legality of the ruling on the
case of Carson Taylor who was arrested, arraigned and found guilty of the alleged libel case. Taylor
Carson allegedly the editor and proprietor, manager, printer, and publisher of the Manila Daily Bulletin
who, a paper of large circulation throughout the Philippine Islands, and having as such the supervision
and control of said newspaper, did then and there willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, maliciously, and with
intent to impeach the honesty, virtue, and reputation of one Ramon Sotelo as a member of the bar of
the Philippine Islands and as private individual, and to expose him to public hatred, contempt and
ridicule.

Issue: Whether or not the ruling of the libel case against Carson Taylor is legal?

Ruling: No. Section 6 of United States Philippine Commission Act no. 277 provides that, “Every author,
editor, or proprietor of any book, newspaper, or serial publication is chargeable with the publication of
any words contained in any part of said book or number of each newspaper or serial as fully as if he
were the author of the same”

By an examination of said article, with reference to the persons who may be liable for the publication of
a libel in a newspaper, if was found that it only provides for a punishment of "the author, editor, or
proprietor." There is not a word of proof in the record showing that the defendant was either the
"author, the editor, or the proprietor. Therefore, Carson Taylon should not be held liable.