Rivers v. Florence Printing Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Carter.

This action' by the plaintiff W. W. Rivers, against the defendants Florence Printing Company, a corporation, and J. ,B. Parnell is a suit for $10,000 damages on account of certain alleged libelous matter published in the Morning News Review, a newspaper published by the defendant Florence Printing Company. The defendants demurred to the complaint upon the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

The matter came on for a hearing before his Honor Judge Shipp, who issued an order…