Legal Opinion
Bohan v. Record Publishing Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 16, 1905No. 74PublishedCited by 13 opinions
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County refusing a new trial. M. T. Allen, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Edwin A. Meserve, and Jeff Paul Chandler, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The plaintiff, who was the sole proprietor, owner, and manager of the establishment known as the Bohan Paint Company, sued the defendant for a libel published in its journal, The Los Angeles Record, and recovered a verdict and judgment for the sum of five hundred dollars. The defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The libel complained of is as follows:
“Another fire will cause their arrest.
“During the last forty days there have been three mysterious fires in the rear of the Bohan Paint Company on Broadway, near Sixth, or in the alley very close thereto. Three times…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Schomberg v. WalkerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
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- Schiavone Construction Co. v. Time, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
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