Hearst Publishing Co. v. Litsky

This is an appeal from an action at law, tried without a jury, wherein plaintiff, publisher of the Detroit Times, sought recovery of the sum of $4,032, claimed due it for 2 full-page advertisements printed in the Detroit Times on Thursday, March 15, 1951, and on Sunday, March 25, 1951. These advertisements dealt with a household cleaner called “Re-Clean.”

At the conclusion of plaintiff’s proofs defendants moved for a judgment of no cause of action. Their motion was denied. Defendants rested without introducing any testimony, and 2 days later the court filed its written opinion finding for the…