Legal Opinion
James v. Powell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 13, 1930PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
This is a fifteen day motion for judgment charging libel at common law and the use of insulting words against the statute made. There was a judgment for $1,100.00, which is now before us on a writ of error. Mr. James lives in Danville and owns and publishes two newspapers in that city, the “Danville Register” and the “Danville Bee.” Mr. Powell lives in Franklin county. For convenience the terms “plaintiff” and “defendant” will be used as they were in the trial count.
Coley T. Godfrey was killed in Franklin county on November 13, 1927. On tie same day a warrant on complaint was issued by a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Burt v. Advertiser Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- P. Lorillard Co. v. ClaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Norfolk & Western R. v. AmpeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Penick v. RatcliffeCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1927
- Williams Printing Co. v. SaundersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Carwile v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. O'NEALSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Donohoe Construction Co. v. Mount Vernon AssociatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Mattox v. News Syndicate Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Alexandria Gazette Corp. v. WestSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
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