Fritschle v. Kettle River Co.

This is an action for $25,000 actual damages and $25,000 punitive damages for libel or slander. The trial court sustained defendants' separate demurrers on the ground that plaintiff's petition "does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action." Plaintiff has appealed from the judgment of dismissal entered.

The material parts of plaintiff's petition are, as follows:

"Plaintiff further states that prior to October 1, 1934, he had had business dealings from time to time with the defendants and with the Kettle River Treating Company, of which company defendant Peterson was an…