Turner v. Stevens

ZANE, C. J.:

This action was instituted by the plaintiff to recover damages in consequence of the publication by the respondent of a circular consisting in part of the following language: “Prevaricators and Liars. Mr. Stevens: There have been two men here from Woolley, Lund and Judd. One by the name of Smith has come several times. They say the .Deering Company you represent is busted up. I told them I would ask you first, before I would believe it, as I had agreed to take a Deering binder. They offered to sell theirs a great deal less, and commenced to tell lots of lies about you, when I told…