Uhlman v. Farm, Stock & Home Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by the partners -composing the firm of Martin Uhlman & Co. to recover $15,000 for libel. The answer among other matters alleged that the supposed defamatory matter set up in the complaint was true and each and ■every statement therein contained was true. It also alleged that the written warranty precluded evidence of the oral guaranty made to the farmers mentioned in the opinion, which fact the farmers did not know.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county by the partners -composing the firm of Martin Uhlman & Co. to recover $15,000 for libel. The answer among other matters alleged that the supposed defamatory matter set up in the complaint was true and each and ■every statement therein contained was true. It also alleged that the written warranty precluded evidence of the oral guaranty made to the farmers mentioned in the opinion, which fact the farmers did not know. The case was tried before Steele, I., who when plaintiffs rested denied .defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Action for libel. Defendant is a publisher of a newspaper called “Farm, Stock and Home,” circulated among farmers as a farm paper. On. August 23, T910, plaintiffs were engaged in the business ■of traveling among farmers selling stallions. They sold to a number of farmers of Redwood county a Perdieron stallion for a price of $3,000. In fact the animal was sterile and was worth not to exceed $300. The contract of sale contained a guaranty that if the stallion •did not get 10 per cent of foals, with proper care and handling, plaintiffs would replace him with another of the same price upon return…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In re the Probate of the Will of BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Byram v. AikenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Craig v. WarrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Davis v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Humphreys v. Minnesota Clay Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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