Knott v. . Burwell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried before Gilmer, Judge, and a jury, at November Term, 1885, of GbaNVIlle Superior Court. There was a judgment on the verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed. The facts fully appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The action is for libel, and the complaint in separate counts, sets out the alleged libelous matter, published in a newspaper, known as The Gold Leaf, in its respective issues of February 21st and March 6th, 1884. The answer denies the identity of the matter contained in the newspaper with that set out in the complaint, and the imputed motive, and proceeds to explain the circumstances that preceded and led to the publication as a means of self-vindication, and to details other matters in explanation and excuse of the act. It also sets up a counter-claim for damages, on account of slanderous…
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