Giraud v. Beach
New York Court of Common Pleas
Action for a libel. One of the defendants, Moses S. Beach, was the publisher of “ The New York Sun,” and the other, Joseph W. Stagg, the author of an article communicated to that newspaper, which charged that a theft had been committed by members of a certain hose company. The company was mentioned; but the particular members to whom it was intended to impute the crime, were not specified.
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Action for a libel. One of the defendants, Moses S. Beach, was the publisher of “ The New York Sun,” and the other, Joseph W. Stagg, the author of an article communicated to that newspaper, which charged that a theft had been committed by members of a certain hose company. The company was mentioned; but the particular members to whom it was intended to impute the crime, were not specified. The article in question was as follows : “ Firemen.—A singular case of remorse of conscience.—One cent reward for the thieves.—A few days since a hat was stolen from me by some of the members of 3 2 Hose…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. Ingraham, First J.
The plaintiffs, as members of Hose Company Ho. 12, in the city of Hew York, sue the defendants to recover from them damages for a libel published in the Hew York Sun, of which libel one of the defendants was the author and the other the publisher.
The libel charges that a hat was stolen from Stagg by some of the members of that hose company, but does not specify the particular persons referred to.
*342Upon proof of the admissions of the parties as to the authorship and publication of the libel, the plaintiffs’ counsel produced a certificate of the clerk of the city…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ryckman v. DelavanNew York Supreme Court · 1840