McBee v. Fulton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. The appellant sued the appellees, the editors and proprietors of a daily newspaper called “The Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser,” published in Baltimore City, for the following alleged libel upon him, which appeared in that paper on the 25th of September, 1875, under the heading “ A Ruffian Gaged.”
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. The appellant sued the appellees, the editors and proprietors of a daily newspaper called “The Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser,” published in Baltimore City, for the following alleged libel upon him, which appeared in that paper on the 25th of September, 1875, under the heading “ A Ruffian Gaged.” “For several weeks past the police of the North-Western District have been endeavoring to make the arrest of a man named Wm. McBee, who has occasioned considerable trouble in various neighborhoods. It appears he is a low character who…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The appellant sued the appellees, the editors and proprietors of a daily newspaper, called “The Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser,” published in Baltimore City,,for the following alleged libel upon him, which appeared in that paper on the 25th of September, 1875, under the heading, “a ruffian caged.”
“For several weeks past the police of the North-western District have been endeavoring to make the arrest of a man named Wm. McBee, who has occasioned considerable trouble in various neighborhoods. It appears he is a low character who habitually frequents the streets and always seeks to…
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