Press Pub. Co. v. Monteith
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by Laura W. Monteith against the Press Publishing Company. Judgment for plaintiff for $15,000, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Laura W. Monteith, is a lady of refinement, culture and gentle lineage whose ancestors have occupied “Heathcote Farm” at Kingston, New Jersey, since 1737. Prior to leasing the farm she had been engaged in teaching young ladies and preparing them for college. She had traveled extensively and spoke five languages. She was acquainted with the best people in the locality and entered into the society of the university town of Princeton, numbering among her friends such people as Ex-President Cleveland and Dr. Van Dyke. In April, 1900, she married Col. Walter S.…
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