Wilkes v. Shields
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by James Wilkes, guardian ad litem for John Wilkes, a minor, against C. Shields. From an order, Otis, J., overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendant having consented that the demurrer should be heard on the merits as if the action were brought in the name of John Wilkes by James Wilkes, his guardian ad litem, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
The complaint in substance alleges that the defendant published of and concerning the plaintiff the charge that he was “a dangerous, able, and seditious agitator.” The defendant interposed a general demurrer to the complaint, which was overruled by the district court and from its order this appeal was taken.
As applied to this case, any words published of another, the natural tendency of which is to hold him up to hatred, scorn, contempt, or ridicule, and to beget an evil opinion of him in the minds of right-*427thinking pei’sons, and to deprive him of their friendly intercourse and…
2Cited by10 opinions
- Peterson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Shields v. BoolesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Byram v. AikenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Trebby v. Transcript Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Weissman v. Sri Lanka Curry House, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
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