Vitagraph Co. of America v. Ford
District Court, S.D. New York
At Law. Action by the Vitagraph Company of America against Henry Lord. On demurrer by defendant, and motion for judgment by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, District Judge.
The action is to recover damages of $1,-
000,CC0 for libel, defendant has demurred, and plaintiff has moved for judgment on the pleadings.
Plaintiff is a manufacturer and producer of motion pictures, ánd in September, 1915, first publicly presented a motion picture called “The *682Battle Cry of Peace,” and since then has exhibited this picture throughout the United States and Canada. It is alleged that defendant in May, 1916, caused to be published extensively an article entitled “Humanity — and Sanity.” The article commences:
“For months the people of the United States have…
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