Newbold v. J. M. Bradstreet & Son
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the; Conrt of Common Pleas. The ease is stated in the opinion of the Court. The special damage laid in the declaration was as follows: And the plaintiffs say: That they had business dealings with certain merchants in JSTew York, doing business under the style of Burgess & Goddard, and the plaintiffs enjoyed good credit with them, and were indebted to them in a large sum of money, and the plaintiffs liad sent them their promissory notes for the amount of said…
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Appeal from the; Conrt of Common Pleas. The ease is stated in the opinion of the Court. The special damage laid in the declaration was as follows: And the plaintiffs say: That they had business dealings with certain merchants in JSTew York, doing business under the style of Burgess & Goddard, and the plaintiffs enjoyed good credit with them, and were indebted to them in a large sum of money, and the plaintiffs liad sent them their promissory notes for the amount of said indebted- ' ness, payable to the order of said Burgess & Goddard, as had been usual with the plaintiffs in their dealings…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
This is an action for what is supposed to be a libel published by the defendant, a corporation, of and concerning the plaintiffs in their business as merchants.
The plaintiffs are merchants in the city of Baltimore, dealers in glassware, and the defendant conducts a Mer_ *49-cantile Agency in the same city, the object of which is to furnish information to subscribers, respecting the credit and commercial standing of merchants. It appears that the plaintiffs had been for two years prior to January, 1818, subscribers to this agency. And in addition to furnishing information, as from an intelligence…
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- Dicken v. ShepherdCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
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