James v. Warter

Action to recover for a libel. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial and from the judgment.

In January, 1921, the plaintiff’s son received through the mails at Bonner, Montana, an unsigned letter, libelous per se of the plaintiff. The defendant lived at Frazee, Minnesota. The postmark on the envelope indicated that it was mailed on a train running between Staples, a town in the same general locality, and Pembina.

The plaintiff and her husband testified that the letter and the address on the envelope enclosing it were in…