Legal Opinion
Rein v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 27, 1921PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal by the plaintiff, Harry Rein, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 25th day of January, 1921, denying plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
This action is brought to recover damages for an alleged libel. The 6th paragraph of the complaint set forth that “ Upon information and belief the defendant on or about July 22, 1919, did compose and publish in its said newspaper of and concerning the plaintiff, the following article:
“ Honest Man Sells Loot for Burglars.
“ Innocent Victim Gets Judgment for
“ Cash He Lost.
“ A neat method of disposing of the proceeds of burglary by turning an honest man to account was revealed yesterday in the Supreme Court, where Justice McAvoy gave to Stanton D. Cowl, in the quicksilver and drug…
2Cited by5 opinions
- McBride v. Crowell-Collier Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Schisgall v. Fairchild Publications, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1955
- Wilson v. UNITED PRESS ASSOC.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1951
- Burnham v. HornadayNew York Supreme Court · 1927
- Rein v. Star Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921