Washington Herald Co. v. Berry
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on verdict for the plaintiff, in an action brought to recover damages caused by the publication of a libel.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on verdict for the plaintiff, in an action brought to recover damages caused by the publication of a libel. The Court in the ojfinion stated the facts as follows: James Berry brought this action in the supreme court of the District against the Washington Herald Company for damages caused by the publication of a libel in the AVashington Herald, on July 23, 1911, and recovered judgment for $3,000, from which this appeal has been prosecuted. The declaration is in ordinary form, and sets out the…
1Opinion of the Court
Air. Chief Justice Shepabd
delivered the opinion of the Court:
The lengthy statement of the evidence, — much of which is irrelevant and unimportant, — as well as of other parts of the record, is due to the motions to direct a verdict, and to the numerous exceptions that were taken.
*338Nineteen errors have been assigned, which, however, it is unnecessary to discuss separately.
1. The last error assigned is on the denial of the motion in arrest of judgment. Plaintiff did not demur to the declaration, but pleaded thereto, and the case went to trial. There was no error committed. Rudd v. Buxton, post,…
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