Pool v. Gaudin

HAMITER, Justice.

An alleged libelous statement in a letter addressed by defendant to the plaintiff under date of January 4, 1944, copies of which were sent to plaintiff’s sisters and brother, is the basis of this $25,000 damage action.

The suit was dismissed by the district court, an exception of no cause of action, directed to the original and supplemental petitions and the annexed documents, having been sustained. From the judgment plaintiff is appealing.

The complained of statement, which plaintiff alleged was false, scandalous, malicious, and defamatory of his good name, fame, credit, and…