Atkinson v. Detroit Free Press Co.

Mssentmg. The plaintiff sues in this case to recover damages for the publication by defendant of an alleged libel in the Detroit Dmly Free Press. The plaintiff is a prominent and reputable member of the Detroit bar. The defendant publishes a reputable paper of large circulation in the State and elsewhere, and it is not claimed that the conductors are habitually negligent or reckless in its management. The question of liability is therefore confined very closely to the particular article complained of, and the facts to which it relates, and is not in. any manner affected by the antecedent…