Muetze v. Tuteur
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for La Crosse County. Action for a libel. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. To the point that the publication in the book was privileged, they cited King v. Patterson, 49 N. J. Law, 417, dissenting opinion; State ex rel. Lcmning v. Lonsdale, 48 Wis. 369; Loche v. Bradstweet Go. 22 Eed, Rep. 773; Missouri Pac.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for La Crosse County. Action for a libel. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. To the point that the publication in the book was privileged, they cited King v. Patterson, 49 N. J. Law, 417, dissenting opinion; State ex rel. Lcmning v. Lonsdale, 48 Wis. 369; Loche v. Bradstweet Go. 22 Eed, Rep. 773; Missouri Pac. P. Go. v. Piclimond, 73 Tex. 568. argued, among other things, that the communications were libelous perse. Woocl-Ung v. Knickerbocker, 31 Minn. 268; Bradley v. Gramier, 59 Wis. 309; Dennis…
1Opinion of the CourtORtokt, J.
This action is for libel, and the plaintiff recovered $511. The facts are substantially as follows:
The plaintiff is a jeweler by trade, but at one time kept a saloon, and traded with the defendants, who were merchants in goods suitable to the saloon business; and finally, up to July, 1883, there was a1 balance of account against the plaintiff, which the defendants claimed amounted to the sum -of $23.13, but the plaintiff claimed it to be much less than that amount. There was an association, with its central office at Chicago, called “ The United States and Canada Dealers’ Protective and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Campbell v. CampbellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Wilson v. NoonanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
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- Clark v. Associated Retail Credit Men of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Eick v. Perk Dog Food Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1952
- Judevine v. Benzies-Montanye Fuel & Warehouse Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- Woodhouse v. PowlesWashington Supreme Court · 1906
- Guhl v. WhitcombWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
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