State v. Shippman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Le Sueur county, Cadwell, J., after trial and conviction upon a charge of criminal libel.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Defendant was convicted in the municipal court of the city of Le Sueur of publishing a criminal libel, upon the complaint of one John Sheehy. Defendant appealed to the district court, where he was again convicted. He moved for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict was not justified by the evidence, and for alleged errors of law. This motion was denied, judgment was entered upon the verdict, and defendant appeals therefrom to this court.
The alleged libel was contained in a letter written by defendant as special correspondent at Montgomery of the “Farm, Stock, and Home,” a newspaper of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pratt v. Pioneer Press Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Stroebel v. WhitneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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- Bain v. MyrickIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Richmond v. PostSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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