Case Name: PRINCE v. SOCIALISTIC CO-OP. PUB. CO.
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1899-11-16
Citations: 61 N.Y.S. 1145
Docket Number: 
Parties: PRINCE v. SOCIALISTIC CO-OP. PUB. CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 61
Pages: 1145–1145

Head Matter:
PRINCE v. SOCIALISTIC CO-OP. PUB. CO.
(City Court of New York, General Term.
November 16, 1899.)
Action by Samuel Prince against the Socialistic Co-operative Publishing Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for now trial, defendant appeals. Affirmed. Simon Sultan, for appellant. Morris Oukor, for respondent.

Opinion:
FITZSIMONS, C. J.
The action is for libel in publishing in the defendant's newspaper an article reflecting upon the plaintiff in the line of his calling, and which is libelous per se. Davey v. Davey, 22 Mise. Rep. 668, 50 N. Y. Supp. 161. The defendant admitted the publication, and pleaded facts in mitigation of damages. Upon the trial, the jury awarded the plaintiff 8500. We find no error in the rulings, and, as the damages were largely in the discretion of the jury (Holmes v. Jones, 147 N. Y, 59, 41 N. E. 409), and the amount awarded is not excessive, the judgment and order appealed from must" be affirmed, with costs. McCARTHY, j., concurs.