Williams v. Journal Co.

The following opinion was filed March 7, 1933:

Fritz, J.

The complaint has seven causes of action for libel based on seven newspaper articles published by the defendant, and an eighth cause of action for conspiracy to libel based on those articles and two others. The defendant answered setting up numerous separate defenses in bar, and also various matters in justification and in mitigation as to each cause of action. Plaintiff in nine motions moved, on various grounds, to strike out some of the allegations of the answer, and also to have other portions of the answer made more definite and…