Whittemore v. Weiss
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne Circuit. This was an action for libel brought by Weiss against Whittemore & Stephens. The grievance complained of was the publication, over defendants’ signature, on or about March 10, 1873, in the Detroit daily newspapers, of the following-article : “knabe grand square and upright piano portes.
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Error to Wayne Circuit. This was an action for libel brought by Weiss against Whittemore & Stephens. The grievance complained of was the publication, over defendants’ signature, on or about March 10, 1873, in the Detroit daily newspapers, of the following-article : “knabe grand square and upright piano portes. “These instruments having been before the public for over 30 years, have, upon their excellence alone, attained an unpurchased preeminence that pronounces them unrivaled. “Before we had the honor of representing this magnificent instrument, the former agent had a good opportunity to…
1Opinion of the Court
Cooley, Oh. J:
I. Several of the errors assigned relate to matters regarding which a liberal discretion must be allowed to the judge conducting the trial, or there could never be an end to litigation. Of this class was the ruling of the circuit judge in permitting the plaintiff to show what his sales were for the year 1873. The objection to this was, that the showing-covered some time which was previous to the publication complained of. It might have been better, perhaps, if the *351judge had limited the shoAvifig 'to a period beginning with the publication, but no harm could be done by allowing…
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