Clarkson v. Book Supply Co.

This is an appeal by David B. Clarkson, hereinafter called plaintiff, from a judgment- of the trial court which sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s amended declaration in an action in trespass on the case, for the alleged publication by The Book Supply Company, a corporation, and Blsbery W. Reynolds, hereinafter called defendants, of alleged libelous statements of and concerning the plaintiff.

The parties are apparently competitors in the book selling business, and plaintiff in his amended declaration alleges that he has advertised extensively throughout the United States, using the phrases…