Lee v. Kirby
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Emmet District Court. — James De Land, Judge. Plaintiee sued to recover $20,000 actual and .exemplary-damages for libel. The opinion states the case. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for defendants. A number of special interrogatories were also propounded to and answered by the jury. Plaintiff appeals.
1Per curiam
i libel and slandek: justiiication: adequate defense. 1. Prior to the armistice, plaintiff, his ■brother, and three others, were posted by the Emmet County bureau of military affairs, as bond slackers. The posting was on a bill board erected in the public park in Estherville. No other epithets or charaeteriza1 tion were applied to plaintiff. Defendants are members of the above named board.
The petition alleges in great detail the fact that the World War was then in progress; the necessity of raising money to support the government; the efforts of different patriotic organizations to assist the…
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