Cyclohomo Amusement Co. v. Hayward-Larkin Co.

Citations

• 93 Wash. 367
• 160 P. 1051
• 1916 Wash. LEXIS 1208

Syllabus

<p>Libel and Slander — Words Libelous Per Se — Injury to Business — Statutes. Billboard posters, printed in red ink, stating that theaters employing incompetent help are dangerous, those employing competent help display a union card, and that plaintiff’s theater cannot display such card, are libelous per se, within the definition of libel in Rem. 1915 Code, § 2424, relating to publications that injure a person in his business or occupation.</p> <p>Same — Libel Per Se — Damages—Loss or Patronage — Evidence. Where a publication is libelous per se as injuring one’s business, a recovery of substantial damages is sustained by proof of loss of patronage without other evidence of the amount of damages.</p>