Pandow v. Eichsted
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Green county: JohN R. BbNNett, Circuit Judge. This was an action for slander, and the defendant was charged with having wilfully and maliciously spoken of and concerning the plaintiff certain false and slanderous words, set out in the German language in the complaint, which, when translated into the English language, are as follows: “ Just as well as you believe of mother that my wife has beaten her, just so well we can believe…
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Green county: JohN R. BbNNett, Circuit Judge. This was an action for slander, and the defendant was charged with having wilfully and maliciously spoken of and concerning the plaintiff certain false and slanderous words, set out in the German language in the complaint, which, when translated into the English language, are as follows: “ Just as well as you believe of mother that my wife has beaten her, just so well we can believe that mother said, 1 Emil (meaning the plaintiff) has penned up pigs belonging to Thurm Orago, and has knocked them on the…
1Opinion of the CourtPinney, J.
It may be inferred, perhaps, from the complaint, that in a conversation between the plaintiff and defendant the plaintiff charged the defendant’s wife with having beaten or ill-treated her mother, but this is not quite clear; and that the defendant spoke, in answer, the alleged slanderous words, in substance, that, “ just as well as you believe of mother that my wife has beaten her, just so well we can believe that mother said, ‘ Emil (the plaintiff) has penned up pigs belonging to Thurrn Orago, ancl has knocked them on the head, and devouringly eaten them up.’ ” Thus considered, the words…
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