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1 Lewis Tappan, Plaintiff in Error, vs. John Beardsley and Horace Beardsley, Defendants in Error. Argument for Plaintiff in Error 1871

handle is hein.trials/aank0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Suprrmir fonrt of tbr Riicr !tars. LEWIS TAPPAN PLAI 'TIFV l NkERWIft JOHN BEARDSIY and HORACE BEARDSLEY, I DEE ' t.IA NT' IN E RjtO .It Argument for Plaintiff in Error A suit wus commenced in September. 14h by Joius and HuA AE Bx ,AxD , of Norwalk, Ohio, against LEwis TAPw, the then proprietor of the Mercantile Agency. tor libel, caln amagestir 81I0,OO It was firt tried November, 1851 before a jury in the nitedtae Circuit Court, New York. and verdict ven in lkvor of B&RLEYL. A motin was made lbr a new trial before Judge LO in November. 1864. but a decision was not given till October. 1867, when s uihInthe meantime been assume by. G. Dun Co and DUN, .zLow, & Co., succe ,eor. of LEw s TAPP&2r, They n~pealed from Judge Nza]r~oa' dent- on to the United States Supreme Court, at aslugton, The ca~e came uB for earing December 14 1870. and CHuaLas OCo'o and WILLIAMt ALLEN L~r LEE. on behalf of Rt G. Dtr & Co. made the ibilowing argument on the points' submitted. The appeal resulted in rcversig the deiion of Judg~e NELSON WM. ALLEN BUTLER AND CH. OCONOR. Of Consel for Pl4itif in Error. NEW YORK : RUSSELL S AMERICAN STEAM PRINTING HO nE. 1871.