Van Slyke v. Carpenter
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL FROM THE DANE CIRCUIT COURT. There were three actions for libel commenced in. the Dane, circuit by the respondent, against the appellants. They ail depend substantially upon the same state of facts; and involve the same questions of law and practice. They were all argued at one time, and were all considered together by the court. These questions arise upon the pleadings in the case, for the purpose of presenting which, it will be sufficient to state one case only.
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APPEAL FROM THE DANE CIRCUIT COURT. There were three actions for libel commenced in. the Dane, circuit by the respondent, against the appellants. They ail depend substantially upon the same state of facts; and involve the same questions of law and practice. They were all argued at one time, and were all considered together by the court. These questions arise upon the pleadings in the case, for the purpose of presenting which, it will be sufficient to state one case only. The complaint is as follows : “ The above named plaintiff complains against the above named defendants, and respectfully…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Smith, J.
These cases are all to be considered, as they were all argued together, and all depend substantially upon the same principle, so far as the subject matter of the appeal is concerned. They are numbered in this manner, not according to their place and number on the calendar for the term, but for the sake of convenience, as they all depend upon the same rule of practice and follow consecutively on the calendar.
The questions of practice involved in these appeals, have already been considered, and but few words more are requisite to dispose of them, in as much as these…
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