Holmes v. Clisby
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for libel. Before Judge Hodges. City court of Macon. April 6, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Holmes brought an action against Clisby for libel. The allegations of the petition were in substance as follows: Holmes and the firm of which the defendant was a member were the only merchants in the city of Macon engaged in the sale of a brand of ladies’ shoes known as “ Queen Quality.” The regular price of this shoe was three dollars, but the plaintiff, having a quantity of the shoes on hand which were not selling as rapidly as he desired, advertised in the local newspapers that he would sell the genuine Queen Quality shoes at $2.65. These shoes had been bought from the manufacturers as…
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