The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-10-09
DIAMOND DRILL
SUED FOR LIBEL
ARTICLE PUBLISHED RELATIVE TO
MEAT SALES THE CAUSE
ACTION FILED LAST WEEK
Claim is Made That the Article In
jured the Business and
Caused Loss


cult court for this county last week by
John O'Hara of Iron Mountain, at
torney for b. Lavine and Sam May
ossky OF this city in commence
ment OF a suit against the publishers
OF The Diamond Drill for libel
] The lible complained OF was the
publication something about two
years ago of an article in which IL was
stated that impure meats were being
sold in the city and which told of a
COW deal between the complainant in
the suit and Mrs. Floodstrand OF this
city.
The wall OF the complainant is best
told in the declaration which reads
as follows:
State Of Michigan,
The Circuit Court for the County OF
Iron.
County OF Iron, IS.
Benjamin Levin, OF the city OF Crys-
tai Falls, Iron County, Michigan,
plaintiff herein, by John o'Hara, his
attorney, complains Of Michael II.
Moriarty and Thomas Conlin, CO.
partners. defendants herein, in a plea
OF trespass on the case, the defend
ants having been duly summoned here.
in by writ OF summons
For that whereas. at the time Of the
committing OF the grievance by the
said defendants hereinafter mentioned,
and for several years prior thereto,
the plaintiff was a resident OF the said
City OF Crystal Falls in said County
OF Iron, and was engaged i'm the bust
ness OF buying, selling, exchanging
and dealing in live beef cattle, calves,
sheep. hogs and poultry. and prepar-
| ing the same for slaughter, and kill
ing same and dressing and selling the
meats thereof to the people Of said
city and county and vicinity, and was
Of good name, fame and credit in said
business and as a man and citizen (;
that in the conduct OF said business,
| by industry, probity, sttentiyeness TO
business. and honest and fair dealing
with his customers, and the persons
he dealt with, and the public in gen
eral, he had built up and established
a large, lucrative and growing bust
ness in his said line, which said busi-
ness. steadily increasing, at the time
OF the committing OF said grievance
yielded him large profits, to-wit. up.
wards Of fifty dollars a week.
That the said defendants at the time
OF said grievance committed by them
as aforesaid. and hereinafter mention
ed. were. and still are, co-partners
under the name OF Moriarty G. Conlin
and were the publishers and pro
prietors OF "The Diamond Drill. a
newspaper published at the City ol
Crystal Falls, in said County OF Iron
and having at the time OF said griev
ance a large circulation. to-wit. 100
copies, which said copies were circu
lated In the said City OF Crystal Falls
in the said County OF Iron. and in thu
State OF Michigan.
Yet the defendants herein. wei
knowing the premises, and wickedI,
and maliciously intending to injur'
the plaintiff herein in his said goot
name. fame and credit, as business
man and citizen. and TO bring him In
TO disrepute and disgrace among tn
people with whom he had dealt and tn
public OF the community in which h
lived and carried on his said business
and TO vex. oppress and ruin him an
his business, and 10 cause n to b
suspected that he was an unfit an
dangerous person to deal with in bust
ness. and a menace TO the health O
e the community In which he carried o
Z his business. did. on to-wit. the 13t
e day OF September. 1913. at the sal
T. city OF Crystal Falls. In said County q
s Iron. and State OF Michigan. falsel
/. and maliciously publish and cause I
2 be published In said newspaper. 9TH
e Diamond Drill". so published and cii
y cuIated by them as aforesaid. a Gel
IS tain false. malicious and defamator
e. libel Of and concerning the plainti
y herein and OF his said business, n
\ following false, malicious and deiaml
4 tory words:
b. Then follows the article complain,