Schild v. Legler
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oreen County. The complaint alleges that at the times named the plaintiff-was engaged in business at Juda as a cheese maker, and as such had always maintained a good reputation and credit; that in August, 1890, and October 23, 1890, at Monroe and Juda, the defendant Mcvry Legler, the wife of the defendant John Legler, designing and intending to injure and degrade the plaintiff in his reputation and cause it to be believed that he had been…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oreen County. The complaint alleges that at the times named the plaintiff-was engaged in business at Juda as a cheese maker, and as such had always maintained a good reputation and credit; that in August, 1890, and October 23, 1890, at Monroe and Juda, the defendant Mcvry Legler, the wife of the defendant John Legler, designing and intending to injure and degrade the plaintiff in his reputation and cause it to be believed that he had been guiltyof the crime charged upon him by her hereinafter stated, and to bring the plaintiff into public disgrace, wilfully…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The slanderous words are alleged to have been spoken in German in the presence and hearing of Regez and others who understood the German language and the words used. The complaint sets out the German words so spoken, and also the translation of the same into English, and is clearly sufficient. Pelzer v. Benish, 67 Wis. 291; Singer v. Bender, 64 Wis. 169; Simonsen v. Herold Co. 61 Wis. 626; K. v. H. 20 Wis. 239; S. C. 91 Am. Dec. 397; Zeig v. Ort, 3 Pin. 30. Tested by the translation, the *75charge is that “he [meaning the plaintiff] has stolen cheese,” meaning and intending thereby that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Makowski v. EhlenbachWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- Bradley v. CramerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- K v. HWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
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- Simonsen v. Herold Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
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