Meyerle v. Pioneer Publishing Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
'Action for civil libel against a newspaper in Morton County, Nuessle, J. The defendant bas appealed from an order overruling the demurrer.
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'Action for civil libel against a newspaper in Morton County, Nuessle, J. The defendant bas appealed from an order overruling the demurrer. Where a cause of action exists only because of special damage suffered by the plaintiff, such damage must be specifically pleaded. 8 Standard Proc. 920; 18 Standard Proc. 921; Williams v. Smith, 184 S. C. 249, 46 When the statute reads “before any suit for libel shall be brought,” this notice shall be given five days before bringing suit, we cannot give ■any other construction to it than that this is a condition precedentto the bringing of the suit.…
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam.
This is an action for libel. The defendant has appealed from an order overruling a demurrer to the complaint. The defendant is engaged in the business of publishing the Mandan Daily Pioneer, a newspaper published at Mandan. The complaint alleges that on December 16, 1919, the defendant published on the front page of its newspaper the following: ,,
Would Help the Lord End the World.
Glen Ullin Man Invites Family to One Last Feast under Parental Boof, Buys Shrouds for All — Only Needed Machine Gun.
George Meyerle, sixty years old farmer of Glen Ullin, is so sure the world is coming to…
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- Park v. Detroit Free Press Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Osborn v. Leach.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Hanson v. KrehbielSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
- Pratt v. Pioneer-Press Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Lauder v. JonesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
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