Fish v. St. Louis County Printing & Publishing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Charles Circuit Court. — How. E. M. Hughes, Judge. (1) Among the several kinds of “privileged communications,” a common definition of the one here claimed is “where the publisher acted in good faith, in discharge of a public or private duty, legal or moral, or in the prosecution of his own rights. ’ ’ Hancock v. Blackwell, 139 Mo. 451; Hess v. Ganz, 90 Mo. App. 448; Meysenberg v. Englike, 18 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Charles Circuit Court. — How. E. M. Hughes, Judge. (1) Among the several kinds of “privileged communications,” a common definition of the one here claimed is “where the publisher acted in good faith, in discharge of a public or private duty, legal or moral, or in the prosecution of his own rights. ’ ’ Hancock v. Blackwell, 139 Mo. 451; Hess v. Ganz, 90 Mo. App. 448; Meysenberg v. Englike, 18 Mo. App. 350.; 3 Lawson’s Rights and Rem., sec. 1228; Starkie (Faulkard) on Sland., p. 259 ; Townshend on Libel and Slander (4 Ed.), see. 240. (2) It bears much the semblance of a…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
This suit originated in the circuit court of St. Louis county: The venue was changed to the county of St. Charles, where a trial resulted in a *9verdict for plaintiff for $500 actual damages. From the judgment entered on this verdict defendant appealed. .
Omitting caption and signature, the petition is as follows:
“The plaintiff, William E. Fish, for his cause of action in the above entitled cause states: That the defendant, the St. Louis County Printing and Publishing Company, is a corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of Missouri and is engaged in the publishing of a newspaper…
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