Diamond v. Krasnow

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

This is an appeal by defendant from the judgment on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, Sam Diamond, in an action to recover damages for injuries which he alleges resulted from what is commonly known and referred to as “trade libel,” circulated, as the plaintiff alleged, by Sam Krasnow, the defendant.

The facts as disclosed by the record are briefly as follows: Defendant is a wholesale fruit and produce dealer in the produce district of the City of Pittsburgh. He and other wholesale dealers are members of the Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association. One of the charter…