Fowler v. Colton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to tlie District Court for JElacine County. This was an action for slander commenced by Colton against Fowler in the Racine county district court.
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ERROR to tlie District Court for JElacine County. This was an action for slander commenced by Colton against Fowler in the Racine county district court. The declaration contained three counts: The first count alleged that the defendant had charged the plaintiff with larceny in stealing a bee-hive and honey belonging to one Lucas, and a bag of flour belonging to the defendant; the second count was for charging the plaintiff with larceny in stealing a hive of bees and honey of one Daniel Lucas ; and the third count was for words charging the plaintiff with larceny in stealing grain and flour…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This was an action for slander in the district court for Bacine county, in which Colton was plaintiff and Fowler defendant. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and notice of special matter to be given in evidence on the trial in justification, as follows: “The defendant will give in evidence, under the general issue, *335on the trial of this cause, that the plaintiff, before the speaking and publishing of the said several words by the said defendant, of and concerning the said plaintiff, as in the said several counts in the said declaration mentioned, to wit: on or before the 25th day of…
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