Eviston v. Cramer
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Action for libel. The cause was before this court on former appeals and is reported in 47 Wis., 659, and 54 Wis., 220. The newspaper article in question was written by one Louis Bleyer, a local reporter employed by the defendants, and was as follows: “He Wanted Pees. “some CHARGES OF IRREGULARITY ALLEGED AGAINST THE EX-SEALER OE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Action for libel. The cause was before this court on former appeals and is reported in 47 Wis., 659, and 54 Wis., 220. The newspaper article in question was written by one Louis Bleyer, a local reporter employed by the defendants, and was as follows: “He Wanted Pees. “some CHARGES OF IRREGULARITY ALLEGED AGAINST THE EX-SEALER OE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. “At the meeting of the common council this afternoon Alderman Wolf will endeavor to secure an investigation of the manner in which the late sealer of weights and measures, Mwrtim, Eviston,…
1Opinion of the CourtOole, C. J.
It is to be regretted, in this case, that the special verdict does not cover more issues or facts than it does. There were really but three controverted issues or questions submitted. In answer to them the jury find that the article in question, published by the defendants, was false; that it was published with the-intent to injure the plaintiff’s feelings, and to degrade him in the estimation of the public; and the amount of damages which he had suffered by reason of its publication. Now, what inference must we make from these findings ? Can we infer anything more than that the jury found…
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