Trebby v. Transcript Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Morrison county to recover $10,000 for an alleged libel. Tbe cause was tried before Searle, J., and a jury, and a verdict was returned in defendant’s favor. From an order denying plaintiffs motion for a new trial, he appealed. We contend upon this appeal, as we did before the trial court, that the article complained of is libelous per se, and that the court should so have instructed the jury.
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Action in the district court for Morrison county to recover $10,000 for an alleged libel. Tbe cause was tried before Searle, J., and a jury, and a verdict was returned in defendant’s favor. From an order denying plaintiffs motion for a new trial, he appealed. We contend upon this appeal, as we did before the trial court, that the article complained of is libelous per se, and that the court should so have instructed the jury. Byram v. Aiken, 65 Minn. 87; Holston v. Boyle, 46 Minn. 432; Dressel v. Shipman, 57 Minn. 23; Wilkes v. Shields, 62 Minn. 426; Cerveny v. Chicago, 139 Ill. 345; Lewis v.…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action for libel. The trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial, made on the grounds: (1) That the verdict was not justified by the evidence; and (2) errors in law occurring on the trial, and duly excepted to.
The facts leading up to the publication of the alleged libel were as follows: The city of Little Falls had issued to a water-power company its bonds to the amount of $25,000 in aid of the improve-. ment of the water power of the Mississippi river at this place, whereupon the plaintiff brought an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Peterson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Landon v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Sharpe v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Buckstaff v. HicksWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Byram v. AikenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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- Barger v. HoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
- Burch v. BernardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Clancy v. Daily News CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Davis v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Jones v. MonicoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
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