Knowlden v. Guardian Printing & Publishing Co.

This ivas an action ivhereby a married woman sought to recover damages resulting from three publications in the neAvspaper of plaintiff in error, charging her with adultery.

The trial judge instructed the jury that plaintiff was not entitled to recover punitive or vindictive damages, but was entitled to recover such damages as would compensate her for. injury done to her reputation and feelings, by the three publications made by the defendant, and conceded to be untrue.

A claim for punitive damages may be defended against by proof of lack of ill-will or.malice, and the damages sought *671may be…