Shaw v. Crandon Printing Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Forest county; James O’Neill, Judge. The appeal is from a judgment dismissing the appellant’s complaint with costs upon objection to any evidence under the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Forest county; James O’Neill, Judge. The appeal is from a judgment dismissing the appellant’s complaint with costs upon objection to any evidence under the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action. The complaint is as follows: “(Venue and title.) “The above named plaintiff, Samuel Shaw,, in person, complains of tbe above named defendant, Crandon Printing Company, a corporation, and for cause of action alleges: “That said defendant is a domestic corporation with its principal office at the city of Crandon, in said Forest…
1Opinion of the Court
KeewiN, T.
We think tbe article published on April 2, 1909, is capable of the meaning ascribed to it in tbe innuendo, and it is alleged’ that tbe article was published maliciously.
It is well settled that an action for libel may be sustained for published words, even though tbe same words spoken would not.be actionable per se. Bradley v. Cramer, 59 Wis. 309, 18 N. W. 268; Cary v. Allen, 39 Wis. 481; Cottrill v. Cramer, 43 Wis. 242.
Words which tend to bring a person into public hatred, *607contempt, or ridicule when published are actionable, though the same words spoken might not be. Every written…
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- Arnold v. IngramWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- Scofield v. Milwaukee Free Press Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
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- Street v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
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