Williams v. Black
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Day County. Hon. J. H. McCoy, Judge. Action by David Williams against Charles F. Black. From an order 'sustaining a demurrer to the amended answer, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCorson, J.
This is an action for libel, and it is alleged in the complaint: “That on the 6th day of February, 1908, the defendant was the editor, publisher, and properietor of the Waubay Clipper, a weekly -newspaper published at Waubay in said Day county, S. D. That on the 6th day of February, 1908, the defendant maliciously composed and published concerning the plaintiff, in said newspaper, the following false and defamatory words, to wit: ‘Will the farmers of Day county vote to retain in power a man who entered a- combination to kill competition ,of the lumber business in Webster? That was the object…
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