Morasca v. Item Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish, of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Benedetto Morasca against the Item Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Benedetto Morasca was the owner of a grocery store in ttje city of New Orleans.
He sued the defendant for $5,000 damages.
Plaintiff charges the “New Orleans Item,” a daily, with having published a false and libelous report, which reflects upon him and his business, which has occasioned damages in tfie sum before stated.
The police authorities were investigating a case of reported poisoning of three persons.
The newspaper stated at the time, in one of its columns, under the heading, in capital letters, that it was believed that the negroes had been poisoned from sugar contained in tea, for which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Billet v. Times-Democrat Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Tresca v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
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