Legal Opinion
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. McGraw-Hill Pub. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 1944No. 8560PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
Montgomery Ward & Company, hereafter referred to as the plaintiff, filed suit for libel against McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, hereafter referred to as the defendant, the publisher of Business Week. The plaintiff alleged special damages, but none was proved. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court sustained a motion by the defendant for a directed verdict, and entered judgment that the plaintiff take nothing by its action. From this judgment the plaintiff has appealed.
The only question presented on this record is whether the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Swing v. American Federation of LaborIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
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- Hudson v. Slack Furniture Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1943
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