People's United States Bank v. Goodwin
Missouri Court of Appeals
■ Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. H. Williams, Judge. (1) Under the modern law a banting corporation is fully entitled to protect and to enjoy its good name and reputation against attack and injury by written or printed defamation, impairing public confidence in its conduct, as is a private individual. State v. Boogher, 3 Mo.
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■ Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. H. Williams, Judge. (1) Under the modern law a banting corporation is fully entitled to protect and to enjoy its good name and reputation against attack and injury by written or printed defamation, impairing public confidence in its conduct, as is a private individual. State v. Boogher, 3 Mo. App. 445; Boogher v. Life Assn., 75 Mo. 322; St. James Academy v. G-aiser, 125 Mo. 517; Coal Co. v. Gross, 126 Wis. 24, 105 N. W. 225; Railroad v. Pub. Co., 48 Fed. 206; Sternberg Co. v. Miller Co., 170 Fed. 298. (2) The statutory definition of…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
(after stating the facts). — Doubtless what was intended by the fraud order said in the alleged *370libel to have been issued by the Postmaster-General, was an order based on the statute of the United States authorizing that official to instruct postmasters to return all registered letters to the postmaster of the office if they were mailed, with the word “fraudulent” plainly written or stamped on the outside, in cases where such letters arrived directed to a person, firm, bank, corporation or association of any kind, on evidence satisfactory to the Postmaster-Geeneral that the person, bank,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lamden v. SharpTennessee Supreme Court · 1847
- McClure v. Review Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Ohio & M. Ry. Co. v. Press Pub. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1891
- Sternberg Mfg. Co. v. Miller, Du Brul & Peters Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Midland Publishing Co. v. Implement Trade Journal Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1904
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- Moritz v. Kansas City Star Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- Sherwood v. Evening News Assn.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
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