Legal Opinion
Griebel v. Rochester Printing Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1891PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from circuit "court, Monroe county. Action by Ferdinand Griebel against the Rochester Printing Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict for defendant, and from an order made at the same term denying a motion for a new trial on the merits, and also, from an order denying a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered evidence, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
At the trial of this case, which is an action for libel, a verdict of a jury was rendered for the defendant. The alleged libel consisted of an article printed in a newspaper known as the “Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,” of which the defendant is the proprietor, on the 2d day of April, 1888, as follows;
“Under False Pretenses.
“Detectives Furtherer and Kavanaugh yesterday arrested Ferdinand Griebel, on the charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses. Bartholomew Connors, of Favor street, who swore out the warrant, claims that Griebel went to his house while he was away one day last week,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sanderson v. . CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Morey v. Morning Journal Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Morey v. Morning Journal Ass'n.New York Supreme Court · 1888
3Cited by8 opinions
- Coats v. News CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
- Griebel v. Rochester Printing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Griebel v. Rochester Printing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Youmans v. PaineNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Palmer v. MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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