Woolley v. Plaindealer Publishing Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Douglas : James W. HamiltoN, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action bjr F. W. Woolley against the Plain-dealer Publishing Co., a corporation, and W. C. Conner, to recover damages for the publication in a newspaper of an alleged libel.
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From Douglas : James W. HamiltoN, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action bjr F. W. Woolley against the Plain-dealer Publishing Co., a corporation, and W. C. Conner, to recover damages for the publication in a newspaper of an alleged libel. The complaint,. omitting the formal parts and the name of a party defendant as to whom the cause was dismissed, is as follows: “That during all the times hereinafter mentioned, the plaintiff was, and still is, a member of the board of directors of school district No. 4, in Douglas County, Oregon. That the defendant the Plaindealer…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
It is contended by plaintiff’s counsel that the article set out in the complaint is prima facie actionable, and, this being so, the court erred in submitting to the jury the question whether or not the language was susceptible to such construction and in not charging that it was libelous per se. Defendants’ counsel deny the legal propositions so asserted, and maintain that the complaint fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and that, as the judgment was in favor of their clients, no alleged error of the court in the trial of the cause can be considered. *624An…
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- A. H. Belo & Co. v. FullerTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- McAllister v. Detroit Free Press Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Childers v. San Jose Mercury Printing & Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1894
- Upton v. HumeOregon Supreme Court · 1893
- Pittock & Mills v. O'NiellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
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