Legal Opinion

England v. Daily Gazette Company

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1958No. 10930PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Given, Judge:

In this action of libel, instituted by J. Paul England, in the Circuit Court of Wyoming County, against The Daily Gazette Company, a verdict in favor of plaintiff for Five Thousand DoEars was returned, and a judgment was entered thereon against defendant. The publication containing the words aEeged to be libelous was admittedly published by defendant in ‘an editorial appearing in The Charleston Gazette, a newspaper of general circulation throughout West Virginia, on the fifth day of August, 1955. An opinion of this Court in the case of J. Paul Bower against The DaEy Gazette…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BrownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
  2. King v. RootCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1829
  3. Chaffin v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  4. Montgomery Ward & Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
  5. Kulesza v. Chicago Daily News, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1941

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Sutherland v. Kroger CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Mauck v. City of MartinsburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Long v. EgnorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. BrautigamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961

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