Reid v. Nichols
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Reversing.
In this action for damages for libel, plaintiff, John Randolph Reid, recovered of the defendant, Bell Nichols, a verdict and judgment for one cent and costs. • Reid appeals.
Briefly stated, the facts are these: One Marshall T. Finley, was found dead, and Bell Nichols, a reporter for the Paducah Evening Sun, wrote an article which was published in that paper on August 5th; 1913, which, in substance, charged plaintiff, John Randolph Reid, with the murder of Finley. Thereupon, Reid sued the Sun Publishing Company, the owner of the…
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