Holmes v. . Jones
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made May 8, 1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action for libel. This is the second appeal to this court in this action.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made May 8, 1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action for libel. This is the second appeal to this court in this action. On the former appeal,* the judgment in favor of the plaintiff was reversed because of the refusal of the trial judge to instruct the jury that the defendant had established a justification of the charge in the article of November 22, 1886, imputing dishonesty and unfair dealing on the part of the plaintiff in…
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Oh. J.
The primary purpose of the article published in The Hew Work Times November 26, 1886, containing the defamatory matter for which the action was brought, was to expose the conduct of The Sun in officiously offering to pay, and in subsequently paying the claim of Holmes & Co., for alleged services in embalming and caring for the body of General Grant, after the claim had been repudiated by his-family and its justice had become the subject of public comment. The offer to pay the bill made in the columns of The Sun, which, as was stated by Holmes & Co. in their letter of October 4,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hatfield v. . LasherNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Taylor v. . ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
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- Crane v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Crane v. New York World Telegram Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
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