Legal Opinion

Arrow Steamship Co. v. Bennett

New York Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 1893PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by the Arrow Steamship Company against James Gordon Bennett for libel. From an interlocutory judgment overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.

The complaint alleges 10 causes of action. Of these, the ninth is not only first attacked, but is made the subject of far more extended consideration than the others, on this appeal. This indicates that the learned counsel was of the opinion, as are we, that the other causes of action alleged are still stronger than this. As we have reached the conclusion that the special term rightly overruled the demurrer as to the ninth cause of action, we shall discuss that one, only. It reads as follows:

“(1) The plaintiff is, and was at the times hereinafter mentioned, a domestic corporation, having its…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Milliken v. Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. Shoe & Leather Bank v. ThompsonNew York Supreme Court · 1865

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Morse v. Times-Republican Printing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  2. Adolf Philipp Co. v. New Yorker Staats-ZeitungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
  3. People's United States Bank v. GoodwinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
  4. Hauptner v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  5. Hauptner v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

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