Legal Opinion
Van Ingen v. Mail & Express Pub. Co.
New York Court of Common Pleas
Decided November 4, 1895PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from trial term. Action by Edward H. Van Ingen against the Mail and Express Publishing Company for libel. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,000, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The matter for the publication of which this action was brought appeared in the defendant’s newspaper, the Mail and Express, issued upon the afternoon of ¡November 7, 1892, and read as follows:
“British Gold to Help Cleveland.
“Democrats and Their English Allies Attempt to Purchase Votes—Americans
will Resent the Insult.
“Not the First Time that the Claimant has Appealed to His Free-Trade Friends Across the Sea to Come to His Assistance—The Workingmen will Give Their Answer to This Diabolical Outrage To-Morrow—The Closing Days of a Spirited Campaign.
“The Cobden Club of England has apparently…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Knapp v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Van Vechten v. HopkinsNew York Supreme Court · 1809
- Morey v. Morning Journal Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- McAllister v. Detroit Free Press Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Chesebrough v. . ConoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Palmer v. New York News Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Rusciano & Son Corp. v. MihalyfiNew York Supreme Court · 1938
- Foltz v. News Syndicate Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Davey v. DaveyNew York Supreme Court · 1898
- Palmer v. MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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