Peterson v. Steenerson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Polk county to recover $10,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff because of his removal from office as a rural mail carrier through the malicious publication of false charges against plaintiff.
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Action in the district court for Polk county to recover $10,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff because of his removal from office as a rural mail carrier through the malicious publication of false charges against plaintiff. The complaint al- ] "ed, among other things, that “the defendant above named wrongfully and maliciously set about to effect the removal and discharge of this plaintiff from his appointment as such mail carrier, and in order to effectuate such removal and discharge the defendant above named on the 29th of May, 1909, maliciously, wantonly and falsely…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Appeal from an order sustaining a general demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint. The complaint alleges that during the times stated therein plaintiff was a duly appointed, qualified, and acting rural delivery mail carrier of the United States Post Office Department, stationed at Crookston, this state; that defendant was the duly qualified and acting postmaster at Crookston; that during the early part of the year 1909 defendant set about to secure the removal of plaintiff from his position as rural carrier, and, to effectuate his purpose and design, maliciously, wantonly, and falsely made,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Hemmens v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Barnes v. City of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1865
- Sheppard v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Wabash Railroad v. YoungIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
3Cited by20 opinions
- Montgomery v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Jadwin v. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Matthis v. KennedySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Moreno v. Crookston Times Printing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- McKenzie v. William J. Burns International Detective Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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