Egan v. Dubois Printing & Publishing Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 221, Oct. T., 1915, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 67, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Patrick Egan v. Dubois Printing and Publishing Co., Wm. J. Hines and Charles J. Bangert. Trespass for libel. Before Hall, P. J., specially presiding. The publication upon which the suit was based, together with the plaintiff’s averments and innuendoes was as follows: “Former national organizers under pay of the operators.”
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Appeal, No. 221, Oct. T., 1915, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 67, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Patrick Egan v. Dubois Printing and Publishing Co., Wm. J. Hines and Charles J. Bangert. Trespass for libel. Before Hall, P. J., specially presiding. The publication upon which the suit was based, together with the plaintiff’s averments and innuendoes was as follows: “Former national organizers under pay of the operators.” “Efforts to disrupt miners’ organizers before the signing of another scale. This is not the only method the operators are…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hendeeson, J.,
The plaintiff’s action is based on two articles published by the defendants in a newspaper conducted by them which are alleged to be libelous. The plaintiff is not named in either of the articles but it is asserted in the declaration that the statement that certain unnamed persons had been employed by operators of coal mines for the purpose of endeavoring to disrupt the organization of miners known as the “United Mine Workers of America” contrary to their obligations and vows as members of that organization referred to him and wa,s maliciously defamatory. The…
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- Collins v. Dispatch Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Meas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Richards v. RoteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Goebeler v. WilhelmSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Bruce v. ReedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
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