Cassidy v. . Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made May 21,-1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, aro stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPeckham, J.
The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for three separate libels published of and concerning him by the defendant. The complaint contained a separate count for each libel Upon the first and second counts the defendant had a verdict. Upon the third count the plaintiff obtained a verdict. The tim’d count alleged that the defendant published the libel on the 6th day of July, 1887, and set it forth as follows:
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“ O' Donovan Donna not in a Retracting Mood.
“ O’Donovan Bossa.— I have not denied that I have described Patrick Sarsfield Cassidy as being as big a rascal as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Howard v. . SextonNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
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- Keller v. American Bottlers' Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Preston v. HobbsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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