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Michigan Law Review

1940

Communications Law

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Libel And Slander - Limitation Of Actions -Tolling The Bar Of Statute Of Limitations By Subsequent Sale Of The Libellous Matter, John H. Pickering Feb 1940

Libel And Slander - Limitation Of Actions -Tolling The Bar Of Statute Of Limitations By Subsequent Sale Of The Libellous Matter, John H. Pickering

Michigan Law Review

On April 25, 1938, plaintiff commenced suit for libel. Nine separate causes of action were set up by alleging nine different publications in successive issues of Liberty Magazine. The first publication was alleged to have occurred on or about April 17, 1937, the second on or about April 24, 1937, and the third on or about May 1, 1937. Defendant showed by affidavit that the issues were placed on sale ten days before the date printed on the cover so that the first issue was on sale by April 7, 1937, the second on April 14, 1937 and the third …