Haight v. Cornell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action for a libel. The writing complained of as libellous, was a report, made by the defendants, as a committee of the Factory School District in Greenwich, to that district: which was set out in the declaration, with proper innuendoes, and was as follows: “ To the Factory School District.
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This was an action for a libel. The writing complained of as libellous, was a report, made by the defendants, as a committee of the Factory School District in Greenwich, to that district: which was set out in the declaration, with proper innuendoes, and was as follows: “ To the Factory School District. The committee who were to procure the lease granted by Daniel Haight of the ground on which the school-house stands, and subject the same to competent counsel, and take such other steps as may be deemed necessary for the maintenance of our rights, respectfully report: That after much labour and…
1Opinion of the CourtWaite, J.
It appears from the motion, that the plaintiff had commenced an action to recover possession of a schoolhouse. The district to which the house belonged, claimed title to the land upon which it stood, under a lease from the plaintiff. They passed a vote instructing the defendants, the committee of the district, to procure the lease, and submit it to the examination of counsel, and take such steps as might be deemed necessary for the maintenance of their rights.
In pursuance of this instruction, the defendants procured the lease, and having taken legal advice, employed counsel to defend the…
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- Hogan v. New York Times CompanyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1962
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