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Prescott v. Tousey

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided January 7, 1884

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1884-01-07

Appeal by defendant from a judgment, in favor of plaintiff, and also from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The action was brought to recover damages for the publication of a libel.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently November 1917

Relies on Briggs v. . Waldron

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1884-01-07

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Sedgwick, Ch. J.

¶1—[Dissenting.] I am unable to agree with Judge Ingraham, in his discrimination of this case from Briggs v. Waldron (83 N. Y. 582), or with the position of Judge Truax. I have therefore to dissent from their conclusion.

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