McClean v. New York Press Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. . Action by William McClean against the Hew York Press Company, Limited, to recover damages for defamation of character. Prom a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying its motion for new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
"Van Brunt, P. J.
This was an action for libel. It appears that the defendant was the publisher and proprietor of a newspaper published in the city of New York, and that at the times mentioned in the complaint the plaintiff was and now is the lessee and occupant of Ho. 234 West Thirty-Hinth street, in the city of New York; and that in May, 1890, the defendant published in its newspaper a map or diagram on which were located and designated certain private houses, public buildings, schools, and churches, including the premises above mentioned, by certain numbers, which numbers were explained in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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