Ilsley v. Sentinel Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee •county: WaRbeu D. TaReawt, Circuit Judge. Appeal by defendants from order overruling demurrer to complaint charging defendants, publishers of the-Milwaukee Sentinel, with libel, in that on September 9, 1905, they, with intent to defame, maliciously published false and defamatory matter generally to the effect that the plaintiff, together with others, had been sued by the defendant Pfister; under headlines…
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee •county: WaRbeu D. TaReawt, Circuit Judge. Appeal by defendants from order overruling demurrer to complaint charging defendants, publishers of the-Milwaukee Sentinel, with libel, in that on September 9, 1905, they, with intent to defame, maliciously published false and defamatory matter generally to the effect that the plaintiff, together with others, had been sued by the defendant Pfister; under headlines identifying-the various defendants in that .action, stating, “Are Sued for Conspiracy:” “Defamed and Libeled:” “Used Organ and Grand…
1Opinion of the CourtDodge, J.
1. That the article published by appellant contains defamatory charges against the plaintiff which, but for some privilege, would be libelous if false, is not controverted, but privilege is claimed by virtue of sec. 4256a, Stats. (1898), which provides:
"The proprietor, publisher, editor, writer or reporter upon any newspaper published in this state shall not he liable in any civil action for libel for the publication in such newspaper of a true and fair report of any judicial, legislative or other public official proceeding authorized by law or of any public statement, speech, argument or…
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