Carver v. Greason

The opinion of the court was delivered by

"Mason,- J.:

W. D. ‘Greason published in his newspaper an article criticising the conduct of B. J. Carver as county attorney. Carver brought an action against him for libel. A demurrer to the petition was sustained. Upon appeal the ruling was reversed on the ground that the article was not absolutely privileged, inasmuch as it was not confined wholly to a narrative of what had taken place in court, and that conditional privilege would not render the petition demurrable, because malice and a specific intent to injure were charged. (Carver v. Greason, 101…