Luthey v. Kronschnabl

The plaintiff, A. C. Luthey, bases his action for libel on articles published on December 12 and 26, 1940, in The Forest Republican, a newspaper published by the defendant Herman L. Kronschnabl. The allegations in plaintiff’s complaint, as far as material on this appeal, are to the ■following effect. From 1930 to* 1934, plaintiff was a member of Forest county highway commission, which purchased machinery and equipment for the county from various manufacturers. Between August, 1939, and November, 1940, much publicity was given in Forest county to alleged fraudulent tax-land deals, by which…