Legal Opinion
White v. Birmingham Post Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 7, 1937No. 6 Div. 966PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, Justice.
Action to recover damages for an alleged libel brought by the appellant against the appellee.
From adverse rulings by the trial court, in sustaining the demurrers of the defendant to the several counts of the complaint, the plaintiff suffered a nonsuit. On this appeal on the record, he presents for review here the rulings of the court in sustaining the demurrers to the several counts of the complaint.
The publication complained of, and which appeared in the Birmingham Post, in its issue of July 13, 1935, is as follows :
“Arabian Sheik Asks Friend Plere to Buy Him an American Girl…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Berry v. City of New York Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Marion v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Phillips v. BradshawSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Iron Age Publishing Co. v. CrudupSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Labor Review Publishing Co. v. GalliherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
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3Cited by16 opinions
- New York Times Company v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- Johnson Publishing Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- McGraw v. ThomasonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Bowling v. PowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Albert Miller & Co. v. CorteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
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