Legal Opinion
Edmonds v. Delta Democrat Publishing Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1957No. 40420PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillespie, J.
Plaintiff (appellant here) sued defendant (appellee here) for libel in two counts. Defendant demurred to the declaration and filed therewith a counterclaim in which it was alleged that plaintiff’s suit was filed in bad faith and constituted an abuse of the process of the court. Plaintiff then moved to strike the counterclaim. The lower court sustained the demurrer to the declaration and dismissed it. The counterclaim was dismissed on the motion to strike. The plaintiff filed a direct appeal and the defendant a cross-appeal.
ON DIRECT APPEAL
In count one of the declaration, plaintiff alleged…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brewer v. Hearst Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Gough v. Tribune-Journal CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1954
- Yancey v. GillespieSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Tiernan v. East Shore Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1954
- Belt v. Tribune Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1955
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Fisher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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- Allred v. Moore & PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Allen v. Mac Tools, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- John L. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc., Anita W. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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