Bearce v. Bass
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions. This was an action of libel, brought by the plaintiffs, who are contractors, against the defendants, who are proprietors and publishers of the Bangor Daily Commercial. The alleged libel was published March 28, 1894, during the progress of a municipal campaign in Bangor in which the election of F. O. Beal for mayor was pending. Plea, general issue and brief statement of special matters in defense.
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On motion and exceptions. This was an action of libel, brought by the plaintiffs, who are contractors, against the defendants, who are proprietors and publishers of the Bangor Daily Commercial. The alleged libel was published March 28, 1894, during the progress of a municipal campaign in Bangor in which the election of F. O. Beal for mayor was pending. Plea, general issue and brief statement of special matters in defense. The jury returned a verdict of $1508.03, and the defendants moved for a new trial and filed exceptions. The alleged libel as stated in the declaration is as follows : . . .…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
This is an action of libel brought by the plaintiffs for the recovery of damages for defamation of themselves in their business, as contractors, against the defendants as proprietors of the Bangor Daily Commercial, by means of an article published in that paper, on March 28, 1894.
A verdict of $1508.03 was found for the plaintiffs, and the case comes before this court upon motion and exceptions by the defendants.
The publication of the alleged libel was during the progress of a municipal campaign in Bangor in which the election of F. O. Beal for mayor was then pending. The plaintiffs had…
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