Eikhoff v. Gilbert
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Waite, J. Case by Henry J. Eikhoff against Edward T. Gilbert and others for libel. From a judgment for defendants on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1DissentGrant, J.
I cannot concur in the opinion of my Brother Hooker. The right of citizens to criticise the character, acts, and record of a candidate for public office is involved. The principles of law governing such cases are not in dispute. They have often been stated in the decisions of this court, and the distinctions between justifiable criticism and charges of criminal and degrading conduct pointed out. Belknap v. Ball, 83 Mich. 583 (47 N. W. 674, 11 L. R. A. 72, 21 Am. St. Rep. 622); Dunneback v. Printing Co., 108 Mich. 75 (65 N. W. 583); Owen v. Dewey, 107 Mich. 67 (65 N. W. 8); Howard v. Dickie,…
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