Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Paulsen
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1910No. Docket No. 47PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Error to Montcalm; Sessions, J. Case by Ernest Kelley against Brede Paulsen for slander. A judgment for plaintiff is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
This is an action on the case to recover damages for alleged slander and malicious prosecution. The basis of the count for slander is the publishing, on the 18th day of March, 1907,—
“To, of and concerning the said plaintiff these false, scandalous and defamatory words, to wit: ‘You (meaning the said plaintiff) stole the clover seed, and you know you did, and the bridles, too.’ ”
The plaintiff’s testimony tended to prove the uttering of the slanderous words and repetitions at subsequent dates. The basis of the, count for malicious prosecution was a criminal prosecution of the plaintiff for the…
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