Webb v. Isensee
Oregon Supreme Court
Prom Multnomah: John P. Kavanaugh, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action to recover damages for the alleged use of slanderous words.
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Prom Multnomah: John P. Kavanaugh, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action to recover damages for the alleged use of slanderous words. The complaint alleges, in effect, that at Portland, Oregon, about January 16, 1915, the defendant, "William Isensee, wrongfully, maliciously, recklessly, and wantonly said in the presence of divers persons of and concerning the plaintiff, Lillie T. Webb, that she was of questionable character and repute and was conducting illicit sexual commerce with men; that between March 15th and 23d of that year the defendant, in the same…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
A transcript of all the testimony given at the trial has been sent up, from which it appears I. N. Foster *150testified that at Portland, Oregon, between the 15th and 23d of March, 1915, the defendant, in the presence of Oliver Irwin and the witness said of and concerning the plaintiff that she was a tramp, a crook, a perjurer, a thief, and a bitch. W. S. Hoyt testified that in such city in his presence in March, 1915, the defendant in referring to the plaintiff stated she was a bitch. W. J. Cook testified that on March 16, 1915, he with Gr. Gf. Schmitt, one of plaintiff’s attorneys, went to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. BlodgettOregon Supreme Court · 1907
- State v. ClementsOregon Supreme Court · 1887
- Fisk v. HenarieOregon Supreme Court · 1887
- Wakefield v. SuppleOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Webb v. IsenseeOregon Supreme Court · 1916
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Dermody v. FanningOregon Supreme Court · 1936
- Kuehl v. HamiltonOregon Supreme Court · 1931