Legal Opinion
Doyle v. Clauss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 3, 1920PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal by the defendant, George P. Clauss, from a judgment of the County Court of the county of Kings in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 13th day of June, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 12th day of July, 1919, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
The action is for libel in this letter written and sent by defendant to the-master of the plaintiff:
“ Dear Sir.— In May last, I took the liberty to call your attention to a dishonest action on the part of one of your employees, to which your letter of May 23rd came to hand. Although no longer a B. R. T. stockholder, I again take the liberty of calling your attention to an act seen by me this day. I do this from the fact that I employ help myself, and have no use for a thief. To-day at 12:10 p. m., I entered the substation at Bowery and Kenmore Street, to come home. When I got…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Bacon v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Byam v. . CollinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Klinck v. . ColbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Ashcroft v. . HammondNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Toker v. PollakNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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