McGeary v. Leader Publishing Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 172, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., 1909, No. 232, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jesse M. McGeary v. Leader Publishing Company. Trespass to recover damages for libel.
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Appeal, No. 172, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., 1909, No. 232, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jesse M. McGeary v. Leader Publishing Company. Trespass to recover damages for libel. Before MacFARLANE, J. The headlines and the first four paragraphs of the publication sued upon were as follows: MCGEARY WITH PARTY'ARRESTED FOR KICKING WOMAN Who Now Lies Near To Death Babe’s Life Pays Price For Mother Jesse McGeary, Former Coroner, Held in Case of Assault on Woman Which May Result in Death of Victim and Child Shriek Over the Wire “Central…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
It was alleged in the plaintiff’s statement of claim as follows: “In an ‘Extra Edition’ called the 'Afternoon Edition’ of the Pittsburg Leader, .... the defendant published an article on the front page of said paper in *43flaming red headlines five and half by fifteen and half inches in size, upon which was printed in enormous black letters ‘McGeary with party arrested for kicking woman who now lies near to death,’ and immediately below said red headline in very large letters was printed ‘Babe’s life pays price for mother. Jesse McGeary, former coroner, held in case of…
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