Word: libeling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Some years ago the Chicago Tribune made unkind remarks about Henry Ford, and the supermechanic sued the Tribune for libel. In the course of Mr. Ford's testimony at the trial Tribune lawyers found that he did not differentiate between Arnold Bennett and Benedict Arnold. But Mr. Ford won the suit and at his own request took six cents in damages...
...honorable name of Gump," which may cause a libel suit...
While the law recognizes the value of a good reputation, and protects every man from libel, slander or unfair competition involving the use of a trade-name, it does not allow any man such an unqualified jurisdiction over his own name as Mr. Gump seems to believe. There is, for instance, nothing to prevent any scoundrel from changing his name to Andy Gump, with or without court sanction, and casting his new name into disrepute. And there is no reason why an author or playwright cannot use any name he wishes, if he does not undertake such uses with...
...city cannot sue a newspaper for criticizing the city's government. The Supreme Court of Illinois threw out a libel suit brought by the City of Chicago against The Chicago Tribune...
Upton Sinclair, militant publicist: "I sued Dr. Max Hussarek, former Premier of Austria, for libel because in reviewing one of my books he characterized me as ' a knave.' The Vienna courts have awarded to me a decision of 500,000 crowns-which is equivalent to the usual ' six cents...