Legal Opinion
Bowerman v. Detroit Free Press
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 29, 1937No. Docket No. 31, Calendar No. 39,109PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorth, J.
Plaintiff herein was a witness for the prosecution in a criminal proceeding against Dr. James Edward Roy Smith wherein he was charged with having performed an illeg’al operation on plaintiff. In publishing a news report of the trial the defendant Detroit Free Press printed in its paper and caused to be circulated an article which in part read as follows:
“Lapeer, Mich., June 8 — Charges by Mrs. Fred Bowerman that she was the unwilling subject of an illegal operation brought Dr. James Edward Roy Smith, prominent Imlay City surgeon, into circuit court here Monday.
“Taking the witness stand, Mrs.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. LansdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- McCarthy v. De ArmitSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Brewer v. ChaseMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Burt v. McBainMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Pardridge v. BradyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1881
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Rittenhouse v. ErhartMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- German v. KilleenDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1980
- Bowerman v. Detroit Free PressMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Sexton v. American AggregatesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Moellers North America, Inc. v. MSK Covertech, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1995
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