Hedgepeth Ex Rel. Hedgepeth v. Coleman
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Devin, J., at the November Term, 1921, of GLanville. Tbe defendant was a merchant, depot and express agent, and postmaster at Lyon.
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Appeal by defendant from Devin, J., at the November Term, 1921, of GLanville. Tbe defendant was a merchant, depot and express agent, and postmaster at Lyon. In February, 1918, Ms storehouse and safe were' broken into; and soon thereafter the plaintiff, a boy then between fourteen and fifteen years of age, found in his individual mail box the following paper-writing, sealed in an envelope addressed to him: Bead All Thxs : ' WashiNotoN, D. C. We saw you next day after it happened. You showed guilt, but we wanted more evidence. We have plenty of it now, and would come right on and get you, but…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
In O’Brien v. Clement, 15 M. & W., 435, Parke, J., said: “Everything, printed or written, which reflects on tbe character of another, and is published without lawful justification or excuse, is a libel, whatever the intention may have been.” Many charges, which if merely spoken of another would not be actionable without proof of special damages, may be libelous per se when written or printed and published, although such charges may not impute the commission of a crime. Simmons v. Morse, 51 N. C., 6; Brown v. Lumber Co., 167 N. C., 11; Hall v. Hall, 179 N. C., 571; Paul v. Auction Co., 181 N.…
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