Legal Opinion
Beecher v. Press Publishing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 1, 1901PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal by the defendant, the Press Publishing Company,, from a. judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered, in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 15th day of May, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order-entered in said clerk’s office on the 15th day of May, 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Sewell, J.:
This is an action to recover damages for an alleged libelous article in the defendant’s newspaper, The World. The defendant published of and concerning the plaintiff the following:
“ Edward Beecher’s Big Heart.. “ There were many who regarded old Dr. Edward as the best and greatest of the Beecher family — the biggest-hearted and broadest minded.
“ Fifteen of these admirers, including the Rev. R. R. Meredith, Pastor of the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church, and S. Y. White, of Wall Street fame, gave one hundred dollars each, annually, to Dr. Beecher’s support.
“ At that time, early…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moore v. . FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Hemmens v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Woodruff v. . Bradstreet Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Keene v. Tribune Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Butler v. WoodNew York Supreme Court · 1853
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Shubert v. Variety, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1926
- Walker v. BestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Outcault v. New York Herald Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Yonkers Railroad v. Herald Statesman, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- Kuster v. Press Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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