Wynn v. City & Suburban Railway
Supreme Court of Georgia
Before Judge Harden. City court of Savannah. November term, 1891. Action of Wynn by next friend, for damages from personal injuries. The verdict was for the defendant, and the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was overruled. Nor the other material facts see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
1. With wise regard for the rights of the people, the framers of oilr constitution provided that no law should ■ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of the press, and guaranteed that every person might publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible, however, for the abuse of that liberty. It is, therefore, proper and becoming that the courts and all others *347should recognize the constitutional right of newspapers to deal with all matters of public interest, and it is equally proper and becoming that newspapers should confine themselves within the limits…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Wilton v. Middlesex RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- East Saginaw City Railway Co. v. BohnMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
- Brennan v. Fair Haven & Westville RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Rhodes v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Styles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- United States v. Toledo Newspaper Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
- Butts v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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