Olson v. Aubolee
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Take county to recover $4,000 for libel. Defendant, answering, alleged that the statements complained of were true, that the publication thereof was made in good faith, and that the same was a* privileged communication. The case was tried before Ensign, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action for libel, in which defendant had a verdict in the court below,, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The facts are substantially as follows: At the time complained of in the complaint, plaintiff was the duly qualified and acting auditor of Lake county, in this state, and was a candidate for re-election to that office. On October 26, 1902, defendant wrote and caused to be published and distributed among the people of that county a circular accusing plaintiff of various misdeeds and acts of misconduct in the performance of his official duties and in…
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