Allen v. Pioneer-Press Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action for libel, brought in the district court for Hennepin county. The publication complained of was a newspaper report, (alleged to be wholly false) with conspicuous head-lines, of a public altercation between plaintiff and. his wdfe at a theatre in Minneapolis, at 10.80 o’clock in the evening, at the close of a performance, the altercation being occasioned (as stated in the article) by plaintiff discovering his wife’s presence at the theatre in company with another man.
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Action for libel, brought in the district court for Hennepin county. The publication complained of was a newspaper report, (alleged to be wholly false) with conspicuous head-lines, of a public altercation between plaintiff and. his wdfe at a theatre in Minneapolis, at 10.80 o’clock in the evening, at the close of a performance, the altercation being occasioned (as stated in the article) by plaintiff discovering his wife’s presence at the theatre in company with another man. The complaint alleges that more than three days before suit brought, the plaintiff served notice on defendant,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, J.1
The questions raised by this appeal involve — Firsts the validity, and, second, the construction, of chapter 191, Laws 1887, entitled “An act to regulate actions for libel.” The act is claimed to be unconstitutional on three grounds. The first is that the subject of the act is not expressed in the title, as required by section 27, art. 4, of the constitution. This section has been before this court for construction in so many eases, beginning with County of Ramsey v. Heenan, 2 Minn. 281, (330, 339,) and ending with Minn. Loan & Trust Co. v. Beebe, supra, p. 7, (at the present…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Park v. Detroit Free Press Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1888
- State v. CassidySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Moore v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
- Hotchkiss v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1862
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- Christy v. ElliottIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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