Legal Opinion
Mahnke v. Northwest Publications, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 31, 1968No. 40745PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
In this action for libel, defendant, Northwest Publications, Inc., appeals from an order denying its motion for judgment n. o. v. or a new trial. Plaintiff, William L. Mahnke, was awarded a verdict of $3,000 general damages plus $1,000 punitive damages.
Defendant is’ the owner and publisher of two daily St. Paul newspapers, the St. Paul Dispatch and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Plaintiff was and is a detective captain with the Minneapolis Police Department. The libel for which plaintiff recovered was contained in the following article, which appeared in the “Sunset Final”…
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