Werner v. Ascher
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Milwaukee County. Action for libel. Plaintiff was a saloon keeper in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county. The complaint charged in apt language that the defendants, maliciously intending to injure the plaintiff and his business, on the 10th of January, 1890, falsely and maliciously wrote and published a certain false, scandalous, and malicious libel of and concerning the plaintiff, which is set forth at length, with proper innuendoes.
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APPEAL from the Superior Court of Milwaukee County. Action for libel. Plaintiff was a saloon keeper in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county. The complaint charged in apt language that the defendants, maliciously intending to injure the plaintiff and his business, on the 10th of January, 1890, falsely and maliciously wrote and published a certain false, scandalous, and malicious libel of and concerning the plaintiff, which is set forth at length, with proper innuendoes. Sufficient allegations follow, showing that plaintiff’s good name and reputation have been injured thereby, and that he has…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNslow, J.
The trial court held that the complaint showed on its face that the alleged libel was privileged, and this is the only question presented. In support of the ruling it is said that the complaint shows this paper to be a complaint made to the town board of supervisors, under sec. 1558, E. S., for the purpose of obtaining a revocation of plaintiff’s license as a saloon keeper; 'that this proceeding is judicial in its nature, and therefore the paper complained of is privileged. Probably, if the complaint showed that the only publication of the paper was its presentation to the board of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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