Howell v. Press Publishing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Press Publishing Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Sullivan on the 5th day of June, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 18th day of May, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Merwin, J.:
This is an action for libel. The defendant, on January 4, 1898, published in its newspaper, the Few YorTc World, an article concerning the plaintiff and her troubles with her husband, who was. a clergyman. Portions of this article are set out in the complaint, and are claimed to be libelous. Upon this appeal three propositions are presented by the defendant upon which it bases its claim for the reversal of the judgment. These are as follows: (1) The court should have allowed the defendant to withdraw a juror on account of the irrelevant statement and comments made by the counsel…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. . FieldingNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Morey v. Morning Journal Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Perkins v. MitchellNew York Supreme Court · 1860
- Winchell v. Argus Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- Morrison v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903