Marr v. Putnam

This is an appeal by defendants from a judgment for plaintiffs in an action of libel.

The case was previously in this court after a non-suit had been granted. In Marr v. Putnam, 196 Or 1, 246 P 509, the judgment of nonsuit was reversed and the cause was remanded for a new trial. The case was tried again on the same pleadings, and plaintiffs’ evidence on the second trial was substantially the same as on the first trial. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the amount of $4,000, upon which the judgment was entered from which this appeal is taken.

In view of the full discussion in the…