Payne v. Rouss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by A. Parke Payne against Charles Broadway.Rouss. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
This is an action for libel. The plaintiff, a young man 25. years of age, entered the employ of the defendant in a wholesale store in the city of New York, and was afterwards sent to- . Pittston, Pa., to take the management of' a branch store, under a contract which permitted the plaintiff to become the owner of the store upon paying for the goods in the manner agreed upon. Plaintiff went to Pittston in February, and left that place in June, of 1898, to accept a position in New York. The matter complained of as libelous is to be found in the following letter:
“W. W. Waddell, Charlottesville,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Klinck v. . ColbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Smith v. . MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Hayes v. . BallNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Garby v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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- People ex rel. Lesniak v. MikulskiNew York Magistrate Court · 1914
- Sickles v. KlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901