Emery v. Prescott
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
ON EXCEPTIONS. Case, for publishing a libel against the plaintiff. In the first count, the libellous matter was alleged to be, — "It is said that when the conductor (meaning the conductor of the Androscoggin railroad,) turned the fellow (meaning the plaintiff,) up to the light, and found who it (meaning the plaintiff,) was, he (meaning said conductor,) at once issued orders to the engineer (meaning the engineer of a train of cars that run from Farmington to Lewiston on said…
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ON EXCEPTIONS. Case, for publishing a libel against the plaintiff. In the first count, the libellous matter was alleged to be, — "It is said that when the conductor (meaning the conductor of the Androscoggin railroad,) turned the fellow (meaning the plaintiff,) up to the light, and found who it (meaning the plaintiff,) was, he (meaning said conductor,) at once issued orders to the engineer (meaning the engineer of a train of cars that run from Farmington to Lewiston on said day,) to steer straight for Thomaston, (moaning the town of Thomaston, in the county of Lincoln, in which town the State…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
The plaintiff has brought his action for an alleged libel in the following words; — "Preparatory to ' the great mass convention’ at Auburn, last Saturday, extra *391trains were ordered on the Androscoggin road for carrying 'fifteen hundred* demi-Johnsons. A tremendous head of steam was put on at the start of the extra from Farmington, with one delegate, ' all aboard,’ hailing from the town of Industry. It is said that when the conductor turned the fellow up to the light and found who it was, he at once issued orders to the engineer to steer straight for Thomaston, 'and carry that delegate’ back…
2Cited by1 opinion
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