Clark v. North American Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 221, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 487, on verdict for defendant, in case of James Clark v. North American Company. Trespass for libel. Before Beitler, J. The article complained of was as follows : “ Watchman charged with burglary, police say he is implicated with a gang of thieves. Several men arrested who are said to have perpetrated the Spruce Street robberies.
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Appeal, No. 221, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 487, on verdict for defendant, in case of James Clark v. North American Company. Trespass for libel. Before Beitler, J. The article complained of was as follows : “ Watchman charged with burglary, police say he is implicated with a gang of thieves. Several men arrested who are said to have perpetrated the Spruce Street robberies. “ Closely following the story of the watchman who turned a robber loose in the streets to satisfy a man with a political ‘ pull ’ comes the arrest of another…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mitchell,
This case was unfortunately tried upon a very imperfect view of the issue involved, and consequently an erroneous application of the law. The facts were not really in dispute. The defendant newspaper published an article headed “ Watchman charged with burglary ” etc., and proceeding, “ Closely following the story of the watchman who turned a robber loose in the streets to satisfy a man with a political ‘ pull ’ conies the arrest of another watchman, a city employee, for implication in a burglary. This special officer, who is believed to have had some hand in the…
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