O'Malley v. Illinois Publishing & Printing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Edward M. Mangan, Judge, presiding. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
Defendant is the owner and. publisher of a newspaper in Chicago called the “Chicago Examiner,” in which it published, on November 24, 1911, an article of and concerning the plaintiff, and he, regarding it as libelous; commenced this suit for damages.
The article complained about was published under the headlines in large bold type: “Sullivan Bipartisan Gang in Vice Net. Police Graft Under Busse "and Dunne to be Bared,” and the offending words declared upon in the declaration are encompassed in the following: “John F. O’Malley, Saloon and Divekeeper, One of the Most Notorious Gambling Bosses…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bingham v. . GaynorNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Ransom v. McCurleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Rea v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1885
- Hintz v. GraupnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Dowie v. PriddleIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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- Cook v. East Shore Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Fitchette v. Sumter Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
- Curry v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- John v. Tribune CompanyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- Cobbs v. Chicago Defender & Robert S. Abbott Publishing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1941
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