McDuff v. Detroit Evening Journal Co.

This is an action of libel, in which the plaintiff recovered verdict and judgment, and defendant appeals.

The libelous article is as follows:

“ Humane Agent Vhay is investigating the case of Andrew McDuff [meaning the plaintiff], 73 Beech street, who *3is charged with having got away with the property of his father and mother, who are now said to be starving in a Jones-street attic.”

Other publications, subsequent to this upon the same subject were introduced by plaintiff under objection, and he then introduced evidence tending to show the falsity of the libelous article. Testimony was introduced…