McLaughlin v. Fisher
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, for slander, brought in the circuit court of Sangamon county, by Daniel McLaughlin, against Frank E. Fisher.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, for slander, brought in the circuit court of Sangamon county, by Daniel McLaughlin, against Frank E. Fisher. The declaration is as follows : “For that whereas, before and at the time of committing the grievance hereinafter mentioned, the plaintiff held, used and exercised the office of president of the Illinois Miners’ Protective Association, by appointment of said association, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice
Shops delivered the opinion of the Court:
By reference to the foregoing statement it will be seen that the pleader, by the first innuendo, seeks to charge that by the speaking of the words, which are not actionable in themselves, the defendant intended to charge the plaintiff with willfully and corruptly, for his own gain, neglecting and failing to so demean himself as to advance the objects set forth in the inducement, and a like corrupt failing to promote the best interests of the persons working in and around coal mines in this State, and willfully and corruptly, and for…
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