Atwater v. Morning News Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for libel, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Prentice, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff to recover $500 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The finding that the publications were made without sufficient occasion or excuse, is a proposition of law.
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Action for libel, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Prentice, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff to recover $500 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The finding that the publications were made without sufficient occasion or excuse, is a proposition of law. In this case there is no conflict of testimony, strictly speaking; that is, no question of veracity between witnesses. Briggs v. Garrett, 111 Pa. St., 404. The failure of the court to…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The complaint contains four counts, *510each charging the defendant with the publication of a libel concerning the plaintiff. The publications were made on May 15th, 1891, and on the following May 22d, May 25th, and June 28d. The last three counts were added by way of supplemental complaint, alleging that since the action was commenced, the defendant published concerning the plaintiff other libelous matter which “ grew out of and was connected with the same libelous matter contained in the original complaint.” The defendant’s answer admits the publication, and denies the rest of the complaint;…
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