American Publishing Co. v. Gamble
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Davidson County.— Jno. W. Childress, Judge. Mr. Justice Neil made a statement of the case as follows: This was an action of libel brought in the circut court of Davidson county by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for the publication’ ■of an article in the Nashville American. There was a verdict for $5,000 damages in favor of Col.
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FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Davidson County.— Jno. W. Childress, Judge. Mr. Justice Neil made a statement of the case as follows: This was an action of libel brought in the circut court of Davidson county by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for the publication’ ■of an article in the Nashville American. There was a verdict for $5,000 damages in favor of Col. Gamble against the plaintiff in error, on which judgment was rendered, and from which an appeal has been prayed and prosecuted. The questions in the case arise out of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
*676Unless tlie court lias itself prohibited the publication, or the subject-matter of the trial be unfit for publication (Newell, Def., S. & L., p. 548, section 150), any one may, without incurring liability for damages, publish the proceedings of courts of justice (Newell on Def., S. & L., p. 544, section 147); and the owners of newspapers occupy in respect of such publications the same status as that accorded to other persons, in no respect higher or different (Fenstermacher v. Tribune Pub. Co., [Utah], 43 Pac., 112, 35 L. R. A., 611; Upton v. Hume [Or.], 33 Pac., 810, 21 L. R. A., 493, 41 Am.…
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- Cowley v. PulsiferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Park v. Detroit Free Press Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Railway Co. v. WynnTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- McBee v. FultonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
- Upton v. HumeOregon Supreme Court · 1893
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- Thompson v. Boston Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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