De Witt v. Wright
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, in the Ninth District Court, Siskiyou County. Rosborough, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Ross, J.:
The complaint alleges that the defendant “ made, subscribed, and published, concerning said plaintiff, a libel, to wit: That said defendant did * * * make and send to R. O. De Witt (plaintiff’s brother), * * * by telegraph, a dispatch in the words and figures following: ' Fort Jones, March 21st, 1876. To R. O. De Witt, Yreka.—He has been stealing, and I want you to come and clear him. If not, I will put him *578through for it. H. Wright.’” And the complaint alleges that the words “he ” and “ him ” were intended by the defendant to mean the plaintiff, and “ that said publication was…
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