Dixon v. Chappell
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Leslie Circuit Court. L. D. Lewis, Circuit Judge. Prom a judgment of dismissal on demurrer. Plaintiff appeals. POINTS DISCUSSED AND AUTHORITIES CITED.
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Appeal from Leslie Circuit Court. L. D. Lewis, Circuit Judge. Prom a judgment of dismissal on demurrer. Plaintiff appeals. POINTS DISCUSSED AND AUTHORITIES CITED. (a.) Libel and Slander — Words Actionable per se. — The article « and words published by the defendant, of and concerning the plaintiff, and complained about in this action, are libelous per se. 2 Ro-berson Criminal Law 586; 2 Bishop Criminal Law Sec. 907; Pennsylvania Iron Works Co. v. Henry Voght Machine Co., 96 S. W. 551 et seq.; Commonwealth, v. Duncan, 104 S. W. 998 et seq.; Tillson v. Robbins, 68 Me. 295; 28 Am. Rep. 50; Moore…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hobson
Reversed.
William Dixon is the county judge of Leslie county. H. C. Chappell is the publisher of -a newspaper at Hyden, Ky.,. called ‘ ‘ Thousandsticks, ” which circulates in the county. In that paper on October 22, 1908, Chappell printed the'following article; “Right *665is Our Motto. There has been quite an inquiry by the taxpayers of Leslie county to the editor of Thousandsticks as to "whether he had abandoned his fight for good government on the part of our county officials. We can say that we have not and never will. Defeat does not spell anything to us,…
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