Washington Gas Light Co. v. Lansden
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OE APPEALS OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peokham
This action was brought by the defendant in error, plaintiff below, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, against the Washington Gas Light Company; John R. McLean, its president; Charles B. Bailey, its secretary; William B. Orme, its assistant secretary ; and John Leetch, its general manager. The action was brought to recover damages for an alleged libel which the plaintiff stated the defendants had published or caused to be published of and concerning him in a periodical printed in the city of New York called The Progressive Age. The plaintiff recovered a verdict of $12,500…
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