Palmer v. Matthews
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Erie county. Action by Tyndale Palmer against George E. Matthews and another. There was a verdict giving plaintiff nominal damages, and from a judgment thereon, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, he appealed.
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Appeal from trial term, Erie county. Action by Tyndale Palmer against George E. Matthews and another. There was a verdict giving plaintiff nominal damages, and from a judgment thereon, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, he appealed. The defendants are the proprietors of a daily newspaper published in the city of Buffalo, known as the Illustrated Buffalo Express, and on the 2d day of October, 1892, they caused to be published therein an article concerning the plaintiff, of which the following is a copy, viz.: “They Stole $440,000. “Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 1. The theft of…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
Several exceptions to the rulings of the trial court are pressed upon our attention by the plaintiff, who appeared in person upon the argument of this appeal, and it is claimed that they present error which requires a reversal of the judgment and order appealed from. But, after careful examination of the same, we find ourselves unable to acquiesce in this contention. To our view, the most serious question which the case presents is that raised by exceptions to certain inquiries put to the plaintiff, upon his cross-examination, relative to similar actions brought by him against other…
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