Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 15, 1899PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal by the plaintiff, Albert J. Morgan, from an order of the .Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of ,the county of New York on the 14th day of August, 1899, denying his motion to strike out portions of the amended answer..
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This action is brought to recover damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by an alleged libelous publication which appeared on February 9, 1899, in the Evening Telegram, a newspaper published in the city of New T ork. The article complained of read as follows:
“ Mr. Morgan’s attitude has been most peculiar since Molineux’s *324name has been mentioned .in connection with the Adams ease. Although Morgan’s name has been mentioned in the case, it being said that he received a dose of poison, although at the time it'was announced that he had suffered from an attack of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bradner v. . FaulknerNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- McMahon v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by5 opinions
- Burnham v. FranklinNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- Jones v. PickardNew York Supreme Court · 1917
- Morse v. Press Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- O'Brien v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Brown v. McArthurAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905