Legal Opinion
Henry v. Collins
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1963No. 42759PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, P. J.
This is a libel action, instituted by Benford C. Collins against Aaron E. Henry in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, to recover damages on account of the publication of a false and defamatory charge against the plaintiff. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $15,000, and the defendant has appealed.
The declaration charged that the defendant, on the 6th day of March 1962 maliciously prepared, composed and published a libelous writing to Mr. Norwood, Deputy Sheriff of Bolivar County, which contained a malicious libel against the plaintiff. It was also charged that the…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Henry v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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- Curtis Publishing Company v. Wallace Butts, Wallace Butts v. Curtis Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Sindorf v. Jacron Sales Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- NEW ORLEANS & NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO. v. WearyMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
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