Legal Opinion
Hinson v. Pollock
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mb, Justice Chambliss
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Plaintiff sues for damages, alleging a libelous publication by printing and circulating a card reading as follows :
“OUT FOR A ROOD TIME
Love made on Give Me a Trial
Short Notice Park or Parlor
J. N. HINSON
Hohenwald Tennessee
Expert Lover — Wholesaler and Retailer in LOME, KISSES AND UP-TO-DATE-HUGS Samples, free, no extra charge for night work Special Attention to other Fellows Girls.”
The trial judge sustained a demurrer setting up, in substance, that the words are not libelous per se, or alleged to be libelous, and that no special damages…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stair v. Journal & Tribune Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1916
3Cited by5 opinions
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- McNabb v. Tennessean Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1965
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