Rosewater v. Hoffman
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Lancaster county. Tried below before Pound, J. Ninth instruction should not have been given.
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Error to the district court for Lancaster county. Tried below before Pound, J. Ninth instruction should not have been given. Boyer ■v. Barr, 8 Neb., 70. Boose v. Berhins, 9 Id., 315. Boldt v. Budwig, 19 Id., 739. Taber v. Hutson, 5 Ind., 325. Sullivan on Damages, 733. MoConnell v. Hampton, 12 ■Johns., 236. cited: 2 Green-leaf, Eedfield’s Edition, Sec. 269. Bennett v. Hyde, 6 ■Conn., 27. Hosley v. Brooks, 20 111., 117. Shute v. Barrett, 7 Pick., 86. Brown v. Barnes, 39 Mich., 215. •Sutherland on Damages, Yol. III., p. 653.
1Opinion of the Court
Reese, Ch. J.
This was an action for libel brought by defendant in ■error against plaintiff in error, in the district court of Lancaster county. The petition consists of three counts or causes of action, growing out of the publication of three alleged libelous articles in the Omaha Bee, and which were set out at length in the petition.
The answer filed by plaintiff in error consisted of an admission of the publication of the articles as alleged, but .alleging that they were true and published without malice, with good motives, and for justifiable ends, and from no feeling of ill-will toward…
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