McMahon v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James Gordon Bennett, from a judgment of tlie Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Few York on the 15th day of February, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury for $4,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the Jth day of March, 1898, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the publication of an article in a newspaper published by the defendant in the city of Few York. The head lines of the article published were as follows: “ Conspired to Murder Six. Sons of Timothy McMahon Play Cards to Determine which Shall Murder the Family. Chance fixed on Patrick. He Began by Killing His Aunt and Fearly Killing His Hncle. Tragic End of a Family Feud. The Intended Victims Stood in the Way of a Big Inheritance.” The article then purported to give a statement of the facts of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Holmes v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- Crane v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Morgan v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- O'Brien v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901