Legal Opinion
Thibault v. Sessions
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1894PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Error to Houghton. (Haire, J., presiding.) Case for libel. Defendants bring error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The defendants appeal from a judgment in an action of libel, brought against them by the plaintiff, who was a teacher in a parochial school at Lake Linden, in the county of Houghton. The alleged libel consisted of an article published in defendants’ newspaper, a copy of which is set forth in the declaration, which reads as follows:
“State on Michigan.
“In the Circuit Court for the County of Houghton.
“ County of Houghton — ss.:
“Joseph A. Thibault, the plaintiff in this suit, complains of Herbert A. Sessions and W. Arthur Phipps, the defendants herein, they having been duly summoned to answer the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hunt v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Snyder v. AndrewsNew York Supreme Court · 1849
- Bourreseau v. Detroit Evening Journal Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Bowen v. HallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1848
- Long v. BrougherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1836
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Paxton v. WoodwardMontana Supreme Court · 1904
- People v. HillMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- United States v. Toledo Newspaper Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
- Peisner v. Detroit Free Press, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. . SherlockNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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