Cole v. Millspaugh
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,999 damages for libel. Erom an order, Holt, J., sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Action for libel. According to the complaint, a demurrer to which was sustained upon the ground of no cause of action, the Universalist Church in Minnesota has what is known as a “fellowship committee,” to which applications for pastorates are addressed. . The recommendation of the committee is necessary to the obtaining of any such pastorate. Plaintiff, a duly ordained minister of the gospel, had applied to the committee for a position, and, while his application was pending, “defendant falsely and maliciously, for the purpose of preventing plaintiff from securing the pastorship of any such…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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