Pfister v. Sentinel Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. JonNSON, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for libel. The following is a summary of the complaint: The defendant the Sentinel Gompa/ny is a corporation, and at the times hereinafter stated was the proprietor and publisher of a daily newspaper called the “Milwaukee Sentinel.” The defendant Myriele was its editor in chief, and had the active management and control of the publication of said newspaper.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. JonNSON, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for libel. The following is a summary of the complaint: The defendant the Sentinel Gompa/ny is a corporation, and at the times hereinafter stated was the proprietor and publisher of a daily newspaper called the “Milwaukee Sentinel.” The defendant Myriele was its editor in chief, and had the active management and control of the publication of said newspaper. The defendants Tweedy, Ilsley, and Tublee were ■directors of said corporation, and constituted a majority of said…
1Opinion of the CourtBaedeen, J.
The first ground upon which it is sought to reverse the order appealed from is that the complaint shows upon its face that the publication in question was a newspaper report of a “ judicial, legislative, or other public official proceeding authorized by law, and of some public statements in the course of such proceeding,” and as such privileged under sec. 4256<z, Stats. 1898. That section reads as follows:. “ The proprietor, publisher, editor, writer or reporter upon *578any newspaper published in this state shall not be liable in any civil action for libel for the publication in such newspaper…
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