Collins v. Dispatch Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 170, Oet. T., 1892, by plaintiff, Stephen Collins, from judgment of nonsuit of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1891, No. 418. Trespass for libel.
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Appeal, No. 170, Oet. T., 1892, by plaintiff, Stephen Collins, from judgment of nonsuit of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1891, No. 418. Trespass for libel. The statement of the plaintiff’s cause of action was as follows: “ That before and at the time of the committing of the several grievances hereinafter mentioned by the said defendant, the plaintiff was a married man and a person of good name, credit and reputation, and deservedly enjoyed the esteem and good opinion of divers persons, yet the defendant, well knowing the premises, and combining and wickedly and maliciously intending…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sterrett,
As defined in Pittock v. O’Niell, 63 Pa. 258, a libel is “ any malicious publication, written, printed or painted, which by words or signs tends to expose a man to ridicule, contempt, hatred or degradation of character.” This definition has been employed in several other cases, among which are Neeb v. Hope, 111 Pa. 145, and Barr v. Moore, 87 Pa. 391. In the latter it was supplemented by the conclusion drawn from a consideration of numerous authorities, on the subject, in 1 Am. Lead. Cases, 115, viz.: “ that any publication, injurious to the *190social character of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Neeb v. HopeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
- Hayes v. Press Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Pittock & Mills v. O'NiellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Barr v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
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