Nett v. Bonfig
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county to recover §5,000 for slander. The answer was a general denial. The case was tried before Roeser, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in .favor of defendant. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
Action for slander in which defendant had a verdict and plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new7 trial.
Plaintiff represented his legislativé district at the 1917 and 1919 sessions of the Minnesota legislature. His complaint charged the defendant with the utterance of the following defamatory w7ords on or about June 30, 1919:
“Nowt Flynn, what do you think of your neighbor — that man John Nett. He went back on everything -we brought up. He got that new car for not being down there to vote on that tonnage tax bill.”
It alleged that at the 1919 session of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Larrabee v. Minnesota Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Quinn v. ScottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- Trebby v. Transcript Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Salo v. Duluth & Iron Range RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Whitaker v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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