Conklin v. Augusta Chronicle Pub. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia; Beverly D. Evans, Judge. Action by Mary E. Greer Conklin against the Augusta Chronicle Publishing Company and others, finally prosecuted against the named defendant alone. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
Mary I„ Greer Conklin, in her own proper person, filed a petition which she styled a bill in equity, but which in reality was an action at law to recover damages for alleged newspaper libels, against the Augusta Chronicle Publishing Company, the Constitution Publishing Company, and the Morning News, owners of three well-known daily newspapers, then and now published in the state of Georgia.
Mrs. Conklin, who will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff, voluntarily dismissed out of the suit the Constitution Publishing Company and the Morning News, and thereafter prosecuted…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Conklin v. ConklinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
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