Caldwell v. Hayden
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia sustaining a demurrer to the declaration in an action of libel, and, the plaintiff electing not to amend, dismissing the action.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia sustaining a demurrer to the declaration in an action of libel, and, the plaintiff electing not to amend, dismissing the action. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appellant, Joseph B. Caldwell, filed a declaration in the supreme court of the District of 'Columbia charging defendant, Albert C. Hayden, while presiding as president of Local No. 161 of the American Federation of Musicians at a regular meeting of the union, with uttering the following alleged defamatory…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
It does not appear in the language used by defendant that plaintiff was not authorized to enter into the alleged contract, subject to the approval of the union, or that the contract was not properly executed on the part of the railway company. It therefore fails to impute to plaintiff the commission of the crime of forgery.
The language attributed to defendant amounted to nothing more than a mere criticism of plaintiff’s action in connection with securing the contract. There is nothing from which the commission of a crime or moral turpitude can be inferred. The statement to the effect that it…
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