Fitch v. De Young
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMyrick, J.
Action for libel, brought by the publisher of one newspaper against the publishers of another newspaper. The article published in the latter newspaper charged the plaintiff with being party to a secret conclave, in which he, the plaintiff, sold the support and advocacy of the former newspaper to certain corporations, for a large sum of money.
The defendants demurred to the complaint, on the ground that it did not set forth facts which constitute a cause of action, and that the alleged libelous matters were not libelous.
The demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiff declining to amend, judgment…
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