Opinion ID: 2618616
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Heading: as to the enjoining of slander

Text: In their points on appeal, appellants state: The court erred in failing to give recognition to the fact that at all of the times herein there was available to the plaintiffs a speedy and adequate remedy at law, and, such being the case, injunction is not a proper remedy. Appellants, after repeating this point in their specification of errors, assert the following in their argument: It appears obvious that injunction is not the proper remedy in the case before us.          `Equity does not have jurisdiction to act for the sole purpose of restraining utterances of libel and slander, regardless of whether the defamation is personal or relates to property rights.' In support of this general proposition appellants cite the following authorities: Oil Conservation Eng'r Co. v. Brooks Eng'r Co., 52 F.2d 783, 785, 786 (6th Cir.1931); Montgomery Ward & Co. v. United Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Employees, 400 Ill. 38, 79 N.E.2d 46, 49 (1948); Marlin Firearms Co. v. Shields, 171 N.Y. 384, 64 N.E. 163, 59 L.R.A. 310 (1902); Moore v. City Dry Cleaners & Laundry, 41 So.2d 865, 873 (Fla. 1949); Voltube Corp. v. B. & C. Insulation Products, 20 N.J. Super., 250, 89 A.2d 713, 716 (1951); Esskay Art Galleries v. Gibbs, 205 Ark. 1157, 172 S.W.2d 924, 927 (1943); 28 Am.Jur. Injunctions §§ 132, 134 (1959). Appellants' contentions in regards to the issue of enjoining libel or slander are not answered by appellee in its brief. Counsel for appellee make the following statement: In aid of the court, and for the sake of clarity in this brief, counsel will attempt to set out what they believe to be the pertinent questions presented for review. Admittedly counsel for appellee was faced with the formidable task of analyzing appellants' brief which was prepared without the assistance of counsel. On the other hand, I am of the opinion that this court is not limited to counsel's conception of what are the pertinent questions presented to this court for review.