Yousling v. Dare
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Ida District Court. — Hon. S. II. Elwood, Judge. ActioN to recover damages for libel. Demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was sustained, and, on failure of plaintiff to amend, judgment was rendered for defendant, from which plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McOlaiN, J.-
The plaintiff sets out language of a defamatory nature contained in two letters sent to plaintiff by defendant, and the question'which we need consider in the ease is whether a written communication of libelous matter contained in a letter can be the subject of an action for damages sustained by the person to whom the letter was sent, there being no other publication. On this question there seems to be no conflict in authorities. The cases, so far as our attention has been called to them, uniformly hold that, in a civil action for libel, the sending of a communication containing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Call v. LarabeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
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- Spaits v. PoundstoneIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Potter v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1892
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