Kidd v. Fleek
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Green County. Slander. The complaint contained two counts, relating to language used on two different occasions, the alleged defamatory charge against plaintiff in both cases being, in substance, that she had been guilty of the crime of larceny in stealing corn from the defendant.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Green County. Slander. The complaint contained two counts, relating to language used on two different occasions, the alleged defamatory charge against plaintiff in both cases being, in substance, that she had been guilty of the crime of larceny in stealing corn from the defendant. The answer alleged “ that the supposed slanderous matters set up in the complaint are true of the plaintiff; ” and further set out the facts which induced defendant to make the charge complained of. The exceptions taken to the rulings of the court upon evidence, and to the…
1Opinion of the Court
ByaN, 0. J.
There was evidence to support the verdict, and this court cannot hold that the court below abused its discretion in refusing a new trial. Janssen v. Jammers, 29 Wis., 88; Paine v. Roberts, id., 642.
No question was made in the court below upon the degree of evidence necessary to support the respondent’s justification. The question cannot, therefore, be properly raised in this court. Butler v. Carns, 37 Wis., 61. But it was not necessary to satisfy the jury beyond a reasonable doubt. Washington U. I. Co. v. Wilson, 7 Wis., 169; Wright v. Hardy, 22 Wis., 348; Blaeser v. Ins. Co., 37…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dorsey v. Phillips & Colby Construction Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Blaeser v. Milwaukee Mechanics' Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Wright v. HardyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
- Washington Union Insurance v. WilsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
- Butler v. CarnsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
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