Beiser v. Scripps-McRae Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
•Case 51 — Action of Joseph Beiser v. The 'Scripps-McRae Publishing Company fob Libel. APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendant and Plaintiff Appeals. This is an action by appellant against appellee for libel in publishing of and concerning appellant the following defamatory article, to-wit: ' “took a horse.” “Elsruere is in a state of excitement; charge is preferred against the town marshal.”
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•Case 51 — Action of Joseph Beiser v. The 'Scripps-McRae Publishing Company fob Libel. APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendant and Plaintiff Appeals. This is an action by appellant against appellee for libel in publishing of and concerning appellant the following defamatory article, to-wit: ' “took a horse.” “Elsruere is in a state of excitement; charge is preferred against the town marshal.” (The above constituted the headlines of the article and the following the body thereof), viz.: “The little town of Elsmere, south of Erlanger, is in a state of great excitement over a…
1Opinion of the Court
OrixioN ok tiie court by
JUDGE DURELLE
Reversing.
This notion was brought, by appellant for libel, in publishing of and concerning appellant 'the following article in iho Kentucky Post newspaper:
“Took a Horse — Elsinore is in, a State of Excitement— Charge is Preferred against the Town Marshal. The little town of Elsmere, south of Erlanger, is in a state of great excitement over a technical charge of horse stealing preferred against Joseph Beiser, the town marshal, by Adam *386Gull), one of the town’s best-known citizens. Monday, Guth went before Squire Childress and alleged that the marshal had,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McBee v. FultonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
- Stewart v. HallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1885
- Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
- Bunton v. WorleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1815
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- Tanner v. StevensonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Stuart v. Press Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Paducah Newspapers, Inc. v. BratcherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
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