Woolworth v. Star Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Frank W. Woolworth, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 25tli day of April, 1904, upon the decision of the' court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s Complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:. The court at Special Term sustained a demurrer to the complaint herein, and from the interlocutory judgment entered thereon this *526appeal is taken. The action is to recover damages for a libel. The defendant is the proprietor of a newspaper, and in that paper, on a day specified in the complaint, it published an article concerning the plaintiff, in which, after referring to his business and his great success in establishing it and evolving interests of great magnitude from very small beginnings, it goes on to refer to his complete absorption in the pursuit of money making and…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Hinsdale v. Orange County Publications, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Brown v. Du FreyNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- O'Neill v. Star Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Bedekovich v. Hearst Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1955