Knapp v. Fuller
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action for libel. Plea, general issue, with special matter in defence. Trial by jury, June Term, 1881, Pierpoint, Ch. J., presiding. Verdict.for the plaintiff to recover $200 damages. The facts are stated in the opinion. It was error to admit testimony as to what witness understood was imputed to the person referred to by the article.
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Action for libel. Plea, general issue, with special matter in defence. Trial by jury, June Term, 1881, Pierpoint, Ch. J., presiding. Verdict.for the plaintiff to recover $200 damages. The facts are stated in the opinion. It was error to admit testimony as to what witness understood was imputed to the person referred to by the article. That was a question for the jury. 8 East, 427 : 6 Term, 691. The testimony of Brooks and of Bailey as to whom they understood, from reading the libelous article, it referred to, and what offense was intended to be charged, was competent. 2 Greenl. Ev. s. 417;…
1Opinion of the Court
*312The opinion of the court was delivered by
Powers, J.
This was an action for a libel predicated upon an article published by the defendants in theAddison County Journal, as follows :
“ One day last week two of our citizens went to the residence of a farmer a short distance from the village on business, and on arriving there went to the door and rapped but received no response; they rapped a second time and no response; and a a third time with the same result. They then opened the door and walked in, and as they did so who should emerge from the bedroom but one of our prominent officials with a…
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