Legal Opinion
McCuddin v. Dickinson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 21, 1941No. 45311PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStiger, J.
This is the second lime this case has been before us. See McCuddin v. Dickinson, 226 Iowa 304, 283 N. W. 886. The petition stated in substance that the publication charged that plaintiff was a liar and a perjurer. Defendant admitted and pleaded tlie truth of tlie publication as a defense to the action.
I. Appellant’s assignment of error is that tlie court erred in giving Instruction No. 10.
Instruction No. 10.
"It being presumed by law that said article in charging plaintiff with being a liar, and committing perjury is libelous of itself, it is presumed by law that it is false, that its…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Thompson v. ButlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
- Children v. ShinnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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- Mowry v. ReinkingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Greene v. Friend of the Court, Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
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