Gambrill v. Schooley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Harlan, C. J.) The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000. The Court aforesaid ordered a new trial unless plantiff consented to have the verdict reduced to $500, which was agreed to and judgment entered for $500. Plaintiff’s 1st Prayer.—That inasmuch as the defendant has not pleaded that the charges contained in the letter of date of February 8th, 1899, set out in the first count of the declaration and offered…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Harlan, C. J.) The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000. The Court aforesaid ordered a new trial unless plantiff consented to have the verdict reduced to $500, which was agreed to and judgment entered for $500. Plaintiff’s 1st Prayer.—That inasmuch as the defendant has not pleaded that the charges contained in the letter of date of February 8th, 1899, set out in the first count of the declaration and offered in evidence, are true, either in whole or in part, he admits that the plaintiff is not guilty of any of said charges, and…
1Opinion of the CourtPearce, J.
This is an action of libel in which the appellee recovered a judgment for five hundred dollars against the appellant in the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The plaintiff offered five prayers, all of which were granted, and the defendant offered fifteen prayers, of which the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 1 ith, 12th, 13th and 14th, were granted and his 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 15th were rejected. A single exception was taken by the defendant to this ruling on the prayers, and the three following questions arises upon the exception :
1st. -Whether the dictation of alleged libellous letters to…
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