Myers v. Longstaff
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Beadle county. HoN. A. W. Campbell, Judge. Action by H. Ray Myers against John Longstaff to recover damages for the publication of an alleged libelous communication.. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from circuit court, Beadle county. HoN. A. W. Campbell, Judge. Action by H. Ray Myers against John Longstaff to recover damages for the publication of an alleged libelous communication.. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. When the defendant relies in.justification upon the truth of the defamatory publications, he must allege the particulars, showing the truth, and where the publications impute the commission of a crime, the defendant must allege and state the particular facts that constitute such crime with the same…
1Opinion of the CourtCorsoN, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of certain articles published in a newspaper conducted by the defendant, and claimed by the plaintiff to be libelous. Verdict and judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.
It is alleged in the complaint that the plaintiff was a resident of the city of Huron, an attorney at law, a candidate for the office of mayor of said city, and an applicant for a consulship, at the time the alleged libelous articles were published. The defendant admitted that…
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