Davey v. Davey
New York Supreme Court
Aotioxt to recover • damages for libel published by defendant defaming plaintiff’s business methods.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The law has always been considerate of the reputation" of tradesmen (Newell on Sland. & L. [2d ed.] 192; Harman v. Delany, 2 N. Y. St. Repr. 898), and when one publishes of a tradesman or merchant any matter in relation to his calling which if true would render him unworthy of patronage, one is liable to an action, it being evident that the tendency of such a publication is to bring the subject thereof into disrepute and cause- him injury. Brown v. Smith, 13 C. B. 596. Such publications are actionable without proof of special damage. Brown v. Smith, supra. The imputation imports damage, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Meneely v. . MeneelyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Fowles v. . BowenNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Mattice v. . WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Holmes v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Collins v. Albany & Schenectady RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1852
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Adolf Philipp Co. v. New Yorker Staats-ZeitungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Prince v. Socialistic Co-operative Publishing Ass'nCity of New York Municipal Court · 1899