Dwyer v. Libert
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, for Nez Perce County. Hon. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action for libel. Judgment for plaintiff.
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, for Nez Perce County. Hon. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action for libel. Judgment for plaintiff. “The necessity of keeping the administration of public corporations pure and efficient, the importance of punishing derelictions of duty on the part of officials thereof, and the danger of silencing inquiry, all tend to render communications of this kind, if made in good faith, privileged, even though at times the effect of the rule may be to work injustice in particular cases.” (Greenwood v. Cobbey, 26 Neb. 449, 42 N. W. 413, at page…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
This is an action for libel brought by the respondent William Dwyer against appellant W. A. Libert. The respondent, shortly prior to the time the action arose, was employed by the city of Lewiston in the capacity of patrolman. Certain charges were made by the appellant to the mayor and city council of the city of Lewiston, resulting *581in the discharge of the respondent. Respondent’s attorney thereupon appeared before the council and requested that body to request the appellant to file his charges in writing and to have a date set so that respondent might be there for the purpose of a hearing.…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Marriott v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- Barkly v. CopelandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- Paxton v. WoodwardMontana Supreme Court · 1904
- Martin v. CorscaddenMontana Supreme Court · 1906
- Riley v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Klam v. KoppelIdaho Supreme Court · 1941
- Summerfield v. PringleIdaho Supreme Court · 1943
- Harrington v. HaddenIdaho Supreme Court · 1949
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