Foreman v. Union & Advertiser Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court. Action by Edward E. Foreman against the Union & Advertiser Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made on the minutes of the court, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The defendant is a corporation, and is the publisher of a newspaper in the city of Eochester, known as the Union and Advertiser. This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged libelous article published by the defendant of and concerning the plaintiff. The mayor of the city of Eochester,' after the passage of chapter 354, Laws 1883, entitled “An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the state of New York,” as amended by chapter 410, Laws 1884, appointed a board of examiners of applicants for admission into the civil service of the city, and he promulgated rules and…
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