Legal Opinion
Manasco v. Walley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1953No. 38648PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKyle, J.
Ben Walley, as plaintiff, recovered a judgment against W. E. Manasco, doing business as “The Greene County Herald,” defendant, in the circuit court of Greene County, and from that judgment the defendant prosecutes this appeal.
The plaintiff’s action was an action for damages for defamation based upon the provisions of Section 3175, Code of 1942. The plaintiff’s cause of action arose out of the publication of an editorial in £ £ The Greene County Herald” on March 23, 1951, criticizing the action of the plaintiff as a member of the State House of Representatives in voting for a bill, which was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shaw Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. Des Moines Dress ClubSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932
- Shields v. BoolesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Houston v. HolmesMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
- Sweeney v. Caller-Times Pub. Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1941
- Morehead v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1939
3Cited by23 opinions
- John L. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc., Anita W. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Cox v. HatchUtah Supreme Court · 1988
- Fulton v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Blake v. Gannett Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- ESELIN-BULLOCK & ASSO'S INS. AGENCY, INC. v. National General Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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