National Shutter Bar Co. v. Zimmerman & Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
1Opinion of the CourtSchmucker, J.
The vital question presented by this appeal is whether a' corporation, which did not pay its bonus tax until after the publication of an alleged libellous circular letter, can recover damages in an action on the case against the publisher of the letter, for libel. The further question whether the defendants were estopped, by certain conduct on their part, from relying on the non-payment of the bonus tax as a defense to the action is also presented by the record. We will consider both questions.
The suit was instituted, on August 29th, 1906, in‘the Circuit Court for Frederick County, by the…
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