Geary v. Bennett
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court lor Fond du Lao County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: “ This is an action for verbal slander.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court lor Fond du Lao County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: “ This is an action for verbal slander. The complaint alleges that the defendant falsely and maliciously, in the presence and hearing of divers good and worthy citizens, spoke and published of and concerning the plaintiff, and of and concerning his business, the following false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory words, viz.: ‘ There is foreign substance in your milk, similar to water, and it is water. The amount of water in your milk is one-eighth or one-tenth;’ that at another time the…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The learned counsel for the appellant insists that the words spoken are not actionable per se, because they do not charge the respondent with the commission of any offense involving moral turpitude, and for which, if convicted, he could be subjected to an infamous punishment. Section 4607, R. S., provides: “ Any person who shall knowingly sell, furnish, supply, or bring to be manufactured, to any butter' or cheese factory, or to any person, to be .used in the manufacture of butter or cheese, or to be used in any other manner, any milk drawn from a cow not in a proper condition of health, or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gibson v. GibsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Montgomery v. DeeleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1854
- Filber v. DautermannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- Ranger v. GoodrichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
- Mayer v. SchleichterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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