Casselman v. Winship
Supreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota
Appeal from the District Court of Grand Forks County. Points and authorities in brief: The words set out in the complaint are libellous, and even the caption of the article is libellous: Civil Code, 210, Secs. 29-30, Sub. 3; Pratt v. Pioneer Press Co., 14 N.W. Rep., 62; 4 Wis., 231-37; 7 ib., 462; 9 ib.,-; 28 ib., 138; 36 ib., 513; 32 ib., 106; 23 ib., 105; 47 ib., 659; 3 N.W.
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Appeal from the District Court of Grand Forks County. Points and authorities in brief: The words set out in the complaint are libellous, and even the caption of the article is libellous: Civil Code, 210, Secs. 29-30, Sub. 3; Pratt v. Pioneer Press Co., 14 N.W. Rep., 62; 4 Wis., 231-37; 7 ib., 462; 9 ib.,-; 28 ib., 138; 36 ib., 513; 32 ib., 106; 23 ib., 105; 47 ib., 659; 3 N.W. Rep., 392; 10 ib., 81-415-602; 9 ib.. 43; 12 ib., 177; 13 ib., 776; 47 Cal., 252; 41 Cal., 364. No briefs on file.
1Opinion of the CourtHudson, J.
This action was brought against the defendant, who was the publisher and proprietor of the Daily Herald, a newspaper published in the city of Grand Forks, for libel, in the publication of the following article:
“ Aldeged Crookedness : Legal circles were som ewhat agitated “ yesterday over the fact that Charles White, a settler whose claim “ was contested, charges J. P. Casselman, the attorney who con- “ tests the claim in person, had made false affidavits in order to “ commence his case. .He also asserts that the affidavit made by *293“ Mr. Casselman was false. Charles Morgan, a brother of How- “…
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