Thomas v. McShan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Commissioners’ Opinion, Division No. 1. J Error from District Court, Hughes County ; Hal Johnson, Assigned Judge. Action hy .Lloyd Thomas against George W. McShan. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
RAX, C.
This appeal is by the plaintiffs from an adverse judgment in a suit for libel. The publication was during a political campaign in which the plaintiff, who had formerly been city treasurer of the city of Holdenville, was a candidate for county treasurer. The letter complained of was written by the defendant to one of the plaintiff’s opponents who, with defendant’s consent, published and circulated it throughout the county. In ruling upon a demurrer to the petition and an objection to the introduction of evidence on the part of the plaintiff, and throughout the trial, the court…
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