Fahey v. Shafer
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Jurey, J., entered1 April 17, 1916, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for libel.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, C. J.
In this action plaintiffs, copartners in the retail clothing business, sought to recover damages claimed as the result of certain acts and utterances of defendants, as Seattle Retail Clothiers’ Association, which it was charged were done and made in furtherance of a conspiracy to injure plaintiffs’ business and destroy their credit.
*518Plaintiffs charged, (1) that defendants, on February 17th, 1915, wrongfully and maliciously and by certain detailed false statements, persuaded the Times Printing Company to break an advertising contract with plaintiffs, and for three weeks to refuse to accept…
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- Fahr v. HayesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1888
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