Legal Opinion
Watson v. Detroit Journal Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1906No. Docket No. 83PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Case by Harry W. Watson and others against the Detroit Journal Company for libel. There was judgment for defendant on demurrer, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This action was commenced by declaration, to which a demurrer was interposed. The demurrer was sustained, and the case is brought here for review. The declaration contains several counts. If a cause of action is stated therein, it is in the following:
“County of Wayne — ss.:
“ And now come Harry W. Watson, William C. Orrell, William Wildanger, Frank D. Buckingham, and George A. Cothraine, of Flint, Michigan, copartners, doing business as the Michigan Trading Stamp Company, plaintiffs, and complain of the Detroit Journal Company, a Michigan corporation, the defendant herein, in a plea of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wofford v. MeeksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Fenstermaker v. Tribune Publishing Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1895
- Bourreseau v. Detroit Evening Journal Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Lewis v. SouleMichigan Supreme Court · 1855
- Stewart v. WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Lins v. Evening News Ass'nMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- Michigan United Conservation Clubs v. CBS NewsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1980
- Louisville Times v. StiversCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Ewell v. BoutwellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Hughes v. New England Newspaper Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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