Zuckerman v. Sonnenschein
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Vm. A. Poster, Judge, presiding. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton
The slanderous words charged are: “He is a robber;” “he is a thief;” “he is a forger;” “he gets notes for ten dollars, and changes them to one hundred dollars.”
Some of the words are actionable per se; and .the law implies malice from the publication of actionable Avoids. This implication, however, may be explained and rebutted by the circumstances.
Brandt, an attorney, had a note for collection against appellant’s father. The father and son weré both Germans; and the father was unable to converse in the English language. They Avere together in Brandt’s office, at his request, to talk about the…
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