New York Court of Appeals December 17, 1912 (Garrison v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'n)

Hiscock, J.

By demurrer to one of the purported causes of action set forth in the complaint, the question is presented whether a husband may recover for loss of serv

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ices of his wife caused by her sickness resulting from mental distress which in turn was caused by the defendant’s willful and malicious publication concerning her of defamatory words actionable per

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