Stanley v. Prince
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Action on the case for libel. Verdict for plaintiff. Defendant filed motion for new trial. Judgment in accordance with opinion. Case stated in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, C. J.
Action on the case for libel. Plea, general issue, with brief statement, alleging that the words complained of were true, and also that they were qualifiedly privileged because written and published by the defendants in their capacity as selectmen of the town of Sangerville and in the performance of their official duty. A verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1500 the defendants ask to have set aside on a general motion. No exceptions were filed.
The following facts appear from the record:
The plaintiff is a construction engineer in the employ of the Old Colony Woolen Mills Company of…
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