Harrison v. Garrett.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by T. N. Harrison against Paul Garrett, beard by Judge Francis D. Winsion and a jury, at August Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of Halifax County. From a judgment for the defendant, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This is an action to recover damages for libel, in which the plaintiff alleged that on May 30, 1898, the defendant, over the name of Garrett & Co., mailed a certain letter to his agent or employee in Helton, Texas, which contained the following libellous matter: “Replying to your favor of 26th we beg to say that it occurs to- us you have seen a circular gotten out by this firm referred to-. This circular consists, in the first part, of a certificate from the chairman of the County Board of Commissioners, one of our “populist” effusions, who as Sam Jones says, ‘has risen to the top’ among the…
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