Farley v. Evening Chronicle Publishing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appea] from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. ' O’Neill Ryan, Judge. (1) Definition of libel ordinarily accepted: “A malicious publication expressed either in printing or writing, or by signs and pictures, tending either to blacken the memory of one dead of the reputation of one who is alive and expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.”
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Appea] from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. ' O’Neill Ryan, Judge. (1) Definition of libel ordinarily accepted: “A malicious publication expressed either in printing or writing, or by signs and pictures, tending either to blacken the memory of one dead of the reputation of one who is alive and expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.” Oomm, v. Olapp, 4 Mass. 163. (2) In order to hold written words libelous the court ought to' be able to see that a party’s reputation was liable to be injured in some serious and material manner. Foster v. Berie, 38 Ill. App. 613; Achome v. Piper,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
(after stating the facts). — The statement of what a libel is, contained in the instructions of-the trial court, was accurate as far as it went and sufficiently broad for the purpose of this case. [Nelson v. Margrave, 10 Mo. 648; McGinnis v. Knapp, 109 Mo. 131, 18 S. W. 1134.] Whether the article in question was a libel within the meaning of the word as defined by the court, was left to the jury; and it is of this ruling rather than the definition itself, that complaint is made. The defendant’s counsel insists nothing in the article was libelous — that 'it charged the Farley mentioned with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Buckley v. KnappSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
- Hanson v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- McGinnis v. George Knapp & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Nelson v. MusgraveSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
- Jones v. MurraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
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- Dwyer v. LibertIdaho Supreme Court · 1917
- Ex parte NelsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
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