Quinn v. Scott
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action for slander. Plaintiff was city justice of the city of Faribault. Two horses had been stolen at that city, and one Quackenbush and others had been arrested, on a warrant issued by plaintiff, as the supposed thieves, and brought before plaintiff for examination, and upon such examination discharged.
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Action for slander. Plaintiff was city justice of the city of Faribault. Two horses had been stolen at that city, and one Quackenbush and others had been arrested, on a warrant issued by plaintiff, as the supposed thieves, and brought before plaintiff for examination, and upon such examination discharged. The complaint, after stating these facts, alleges that, immediately after the discharge of the prisoner, the defendant, with intent, etc., falsely and maliciously spoke and published, of and concerning the plaintiff in the exercise of his said office, in the presence and hearing of several…
1Opinion of the Court
Cornell, J.1
This case comes before us upon exceptions embodied in a settled case, which purports to contain “ a correct and full statement of the evidence, rulings and exceptions on the trial.” Among the defendant’s requests, the refusal to charge which is now claimed as error, is the following: ‘ ‘ That if the conduct of the plaintiff in the examination which had transpired in discharging the party accused was such, in view of all the evidence which had beeu adduced, as to produce in the mind of a reasonable man, hearing the examination and evidence, a belief that the plaintiff was connected…
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