Byram v. Aiken
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Redwood county, Webber, J., sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Written publications calculated to expose one to public contempt or ridicule,- and thus induce an ill opinion of him, and impair him in the good opinion and respect of others, are libelous, although they involve no imputation of crime, and are actionable without any allegation of special damages. Holston v. Boyle, 46 Minn. 432, 49 N. W. 203; Dressel v. Shipman, 57 Minn. 23, 58 N. W. 684; Wilkes v. Shields, 62 Minn. 426, 64 N. W. 921. This doctrine is as old as the law of libel itself. Cropp v. Tilney, 3 Salk. 225. In this respect, libel differs from slander, where the law, in respect to our…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wilkes v. ShieldsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Dressel v. ShipmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Holston v. BoyleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
3Cited by15 opinions
- Advanced Training Systems Inc. v. Caswell Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Friedell v. Blakely Printing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Gadach v. Benton County Co-Op Assn.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Tawney v. Simonson, Whitcomb & Hurley Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Uhlman v. Farm, Stock & Home Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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