Morey v. Morning Journal Ass'n
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of -the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made the first Tuesday of June, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. This was an action for libel.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of -the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made the first Tuesday of June, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. This was an action for libel. Saying that the plaintiff was a stockholder in the Union and Advertiser did not refer to him in his occupation, profession or trade. (Moak’s Underhill on Torts, 121; Townshend on Slander & Libel, § 190 ; Van Tassel v. Capron, 1…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
On the 20th day of October, 1884, the defendant was a corporation and published, in the city of New York, a newspaper called the Morning Journal, and the plaintiff was a resident of Rochester. On that day the following article appeared in that paper:
“ Refuses to be Reconciled.
“A Rochester Society Belle who Insists upon Being Married.
“[Special to the Morning Journal]
“ Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 19-.— Upper tendom is highly excited over a threatened breach of promise suit against John E. Morey, Jr., a stockholder in the Union and Advertiser, and prominent in society circles. A prominent society…
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