Cameron v. Tribune Ass'n
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, 2Tew York county. Action by Alexander Cameron against the Tribune Association for libel. Judgment on verdict for plaintiff, defendant’s motion for new trial denied, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
This was an action to recover damages for two libelous publications injuriously affecting the plaintiff’s character. The first was published on the 8th of May, 1885, by the defendant, and the second upon the 9th of May, 1885. The first publication contains three distinct assertions, each of which is clearly libelous, if not proved to be true: First, that the plaintiff had swindled a relative; second, that he was indicted, convicted, sentenced, and served a term of imprisonment for this offense; third, that he swindled the state of Maine by procuring the payment of fraudulent bills. To the…
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