Helmicks v. Stevlingson

Appellant, in demurring to the complaint on the ground that it did not state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action, relies, among other contentions, upon the *615proposition that the statement complained of is not libelous as to plaintiff because, as there is no reference made therein to an ascertained or ascertainable person, it does not sufficiently identify the plaintiff., In support of that contention defendant relies upon the rule that—

“In every action for defamation, two things are necessary :

“(1) A defamation apparent from the words themselves, for no innuendo can alter the…