Morgan v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Albert J. Morgan against "James Gordon Bennett. From an order striking portions of the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant damages alleged to have been sustained by the publication in the Evening Telegram on the 9th of February, 1899, of a libel concerning the plaintiff. The complaint contains allegations as to the situation and circumstances of the plaintiff, the publication, and certain extrinsic facts, from which it was claimed that it was clearly intended by said publication to connect the plaintiff with the commission of certain crimes. Upon motion, a large portion of these allegations was stricken out upon the ground that they were…
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