Legal Opinion

Osborne v. Troup

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 25, 1891PublishedCited by 11 opinions

ACTION for a libel; brought to tbe Superior Court in New Haven County, and tried to the court before Fenn, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for three hundred dollars damages, and appeal by the defendants. The ease is fully stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtTobkANCE, J.

The plaintiff brought an action for libel against the defendants, as publishers of a newspaper, and, the case was tried to the court and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff for substantial damages. The court below made a finding of facts, and the case comes before us upon an appeal by the defendants.

In the reasons of appeal several errors are assigned. The first is general in its nature, and under the statute cannot be considered. The others will be considered in the order stated in the reasons of appeal.

The first of the claimed errors is thus stated: — “ The court erred in rendering…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Moore v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Miles v. PerryConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
  2. Hassett v. CarrollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
  3. Sandora v. Times Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
  4. Corbett v. Register Publishing Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 1975
  5. Shawnee Gas & Electric Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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