Cresson v. North American Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 338, Jan. T., 1924, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1922, No. 8608, on verdict for defendant, in case of Charles C. Cresson v. North American Company. Trespass for libel. Before Monaghan, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment on directed verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was, inter alia, directed verdict for defendant, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for an alleged libelous article published by defendant in its newspaper, printed in the City of Philadelphia, purporting to be a summary of a report of a committee appointed by Congress to investigate and fix responsibility for the escape of Grover C. Bergdoll, who had been convicted of evading the United States draft laws. The court below directed a verdict for defendant and assigned as reason therefor that the publication was substantially a correct and true *375statement of the legislative committee’s report. Plaintiff appealed.
Berg…
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- Good v. Grit Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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