Peterson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

This case was here on a former appeal (65 Minn. 18, 67 N. W. *43646), the opinion in which may be referred to for a full statement of the facts. It was there held that the forwarding of the alleged libelous message by the defendant over its wires to its operator at St. Paul constituted a publication; that the message was on its face fairly susceptible of a libelous meaning; also that the evidence was sufficient to justify the jury in finding that defendant’s operator published or transmitted the message maliciously, and not in good faith. If there is any difference between the evidence on this last…