Meas v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 465, Jan. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lehigh Co., Sept. T., 1896, No. 96, refusing to take off nonsuit. Trespass for libel. Before Albright, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff and Mrs. Samuel Harbison wore engaged at Bethlehem, Pa., at the time of the alleged libel, in the business of electroplating, and their business was known as the Bethlehem Electroplating Works. The defendant resided in Catasauqua, Pa.
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Appeal, No. 465, Jan. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lehigh Co., Sept. T., 1896, No. 96, refusing to take off nonsuit. Trespass for libel. Before Albright, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff and Mrs. Samuel Harbison wore engaged at Bethlehem, Pa., at the time of the alleged libel, in the business of electroplating, and their business was known as the Bethlehem Electroplating Works. The defendant resided in Catasauqua, Pa. On September 17,1895, Johnson wrote a letter to plaintiff Meas of which the following is a copy: “ Catasauqua, Pa., September 17th, 1895. “ Alex.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
Plaintiff carried on the electroplating business at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; defendant resided at Catasauqua; they had business transactions, wherein plaintiff, by alleged dilatoriness and disregard of contract obligations, seems to have provoked defendant; thereupon, the latter, on September 10, 1895, in a letter showing irritation in every line, applied to plaintiff this epithet: “You are a first class fraud, and of the first water.” Plaintiff, alleging the letter was libelous, brought suit for damages, filing statement under the procedure act of 1887. At the…
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