Cook v. Globe Printing Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Eon. Jno, P. Butler, Judge. (1) The gist of the complaint of the plaintiff is that defendant published that plaintiff had made' a false affidavit under the Corrupt Practices Act, and thereby charged the plaintiff with the crimes of perjury and of making a false affidavit.
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Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Eon. Jno, P. Butler, Judge. (1) The gist of the complaint of the plaintiff is that defendant published that plaintiff had made' a false affidavit under the Corrupt Practices Act, and thereby charged the plaintiff with the crimes of perjury and of making a false affidavit. The petition alleged in one count that defendant in the publication pleaded had charged plaintiff with the two independent and separate crimes of perjury and of making a false affidavit. It is apparent from the instructions that the issue of whether or not the portions of the publication…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This is an action for libel. The defendant is a corporation and the owner and proprietor of the well known metropolitan newspaper, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, printed in the city of St. Louis. His action is founded on an alleged libelous and defamatory article, which appeared in that paper, and in its issue of February 12,1905.
This suit was instituted in Randolph county at Huntsville, Missouri, the petition alleging, among other things, that copies of the paper containing the article complained of were circulated in that county. The defendant at the return term of the writ of summons, which…
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