Legal Opinion

Mowry v. Raabe

California Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1891No. 13097PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco granting a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Temple, C

This appeal is from an order granting defendants a new trial.

Plaintiff was a retail butcher, doing business at the comer of Grove and Laguna streets, San Francisco. The defendants constitute the “ Butchers’ Protective Union.”

In July, 1886, they printed and circulated a great number of circulars, or dodgers, which read as follows:—

“ Protect yourself and family.”
“ Don’t sow the seeds of disease, and spread pestilence and death, by buying Chinese pork and lard.”
“ Geo. B. Mowry, of the New Hayes Valley Market, corner Grove and Laguna streets, sells Chinese pork and lard. This is a fact,…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Boynton v. McKalesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
  2. Paxton v. WoodwardMontana Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Childers v. San Jose Mercury Printing & Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Wilson v. Sun Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Runo v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912

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