Rocky Mountain News Printing Co. v. Fridborn
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from Denver District Court — Hon. P. L. Palmer, Judge. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is unmarried, and of the age of seventeen years. That the defendant corporation is the publisher of The •Rocky Mountain News, a newspaper of large circulation.
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Appeal from Denver District Court — Hon. P. L. Palmer, Judge. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is unmarried, and of the age of seventeen years. That the defendant corporation is the publisher of The •Rocky Mountain News, a newspaper of large circulation. That in said newspaper, on July 24, 1902, the defendant maliciously published of and concerning the plaintiff, the following false and defamatory article, to wit: “Miss Fridborn a Mother. — Florence Fridborn, the girl who was assaulted by an unknown man in North Denver last New Year’s eve, became a mother yesterday.” That by reason of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The appellant contends that the judgment should *446be reversed for various reasons, but we deem it necessary to consider, only, those relating to the action of the court in sustaining the demurrer to the second defense, ánd the striking out certain parts of defendant’s answer.
The demurrer, to the second defense, was based upon the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a defense, and that the matters therein set forth were immaterial and irrelevant.
Directing our attention to the defense demurred to we find that, while some of the allegations therein are legal conclusions,…
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