Nava v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in district court for Ramsey county to recover $22,500 damages for libel. Tbe substance of tbe complaint and answer is given in tbe opinion. Tbe reply denied that tbe letter in controversy was a personal letter; admitted that subsequent to tbe writing of tbe letter defendant attempted to repudiate it, but denied that it did or could repudiate it. Tbe case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant.
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Action in district court for Ramsey county to recover $22,500 damages for libel. Tbe substance of tbe complaint and answer is given in tbe opinion. Tbe reply denied that tbe letter in controversy was a personal letter; admitted that subsequent to tbe writing of tbe letter defendant attempted to repudiate it, but denied that it did or could repudiate it. Tbe case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, be appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggar.d, J.
Tbe complaint of plaintiff and appellant charged that, after plaintiff had voluntarily left the employment of defendant, respondent defendant maliciously published in a letter concerning plaintiff these false words: “Mr. E. J. Nava, formerly of our cashier’s department, left here about the 20th and I am advised that he is in your employment. When Mr. Nava left here, he stole from the cashier’s department $18.37.” Defendant also sent similar letters at the same time to other parties. By reason of said statements plaintiff was forced to leave bis employment and was put to expense and suffered…
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- Washington Gas Light Co. v. LansdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad v. QuigleySupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Barrett v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Penas v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Pennsylvania Iron Works Co. v. Vogt Machine Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
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