Osborn v. Leach.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by W. H. Osborn against M. T. Leach and the News and Observer Publishing Company, beard by Judge O. H. Allen and a jury, at December Term, 1903, of the Superior Oourt of Guileoed County. From a judgment for the defendants the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Busbee Busbee and Brooks Thompson for defendant News and ObserverPublishing Company. This is an action for libel against M. T. Leach and the News and Observer Publishing Company. Judgment by default for want of an answer and inquiry had been taken against the defendant Leach. 132 N.C. 1149; S. c., 133 N.C. 27. In the trial upon the merits, at the close of the plaintiff's evidence the defendant Leach moved to dismiss "upon the ground that the newspaper article alleged to be libelous was not libelous, and that the plaintiff had not alleged a cause of action." The Court being of that opinion…
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