Louisville Times Co. v. Lancaster

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson — •

Reversing.

On January 9, 1907, there was published in the Louisville Times the following communication sent to it hy R. L. McClure, its regular correspondent at Lexington: “Special to the Times.

“Lexington, Ky., Jan. 9. — At a big society function here- Mrs. Clara Bell Walsh, of St. Louis, lost a diamond necklace worth several thousand dollars. The loss of the necklace remained a mystery for some time, hut has now been solved, and, it is said, a Pinkerton detective was instrumental in learning the details of the affair.

‘£ The story is that the…