Age-Herald Pub. Co. v. Waterman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; E. C. Crow, Judge. Action by John B. Waterman against the Age-Herald Publishing Company for damages for libel. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. For former report of this case, see Age-Herald Co. v. Waterman, 188 Ala. 272, 66 South. 6, Ann.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; E. C. Crow, Judge. Action by John B. Waterman against the Age-Herald Publishing Company for damages for libel. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. For former report of this case, see Age-Herald Co. v. Waterman, 188 Ala. 272, 66 South. 6, Ann. Cas. 1916E, 900. The trial was had on count 2 of the complaint as last amended, which is as follows: Plaintiff, John B. Waterman, claims of the defendant, Age-Herald Publishing Company, a corporation, the sum of $30,000 damages for falsely and maliciously publishing of and concerning plaintiff, in a…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
[1] On the former appeal in this case (Age-Herald Publishing Co. v. Waterman, 188 Ala. 272, 66 South. 16, Ann. Cas. 1916E, 900) we held that count 2 of the complaint was not subject to the demurrer presented against it. This count was amended by elaboration of some of its parts, but without any change in its essential features. Its gravamen still is that the publication complained of is libelous in its implication that Waterman had criminal-knowledge of the Knight-Yancey cotton frauds; that he had gone abroad, and did not intend to return, because of that connection; that public mention of…
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