Fleagle v. Goddard
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cedar District Court. — John T. Moffit, Judge. Action for damages on account of certain alleged slanderous and libelous statements of the defendant concerning the plaintiff. There was a directed verdict for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Plaintiff alleged in his petition that he enlisted in the United States Army in 1898, and served in the Spanish-American War; that, while thus engaged, he incurred disabilities, as the result of a sunstroke, for which he was allowed and paid a pension of |2'4 per month; that, *1034as the result of certain oral and written defamatory statements, uttered and published of and concerning the plaintiff by the defendant, his pension was reduced to $12 per month, and he was caused to suffer great mental pain, humiliation, disgrace, etc. He asks judgment in the sum of $25,000.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morse v. Times-Republican Printing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Cherry v. Des Moines LeaderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Nichols v. EatonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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- Ott v. MurphySupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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- Kinney v. CadySupreme Court of Iowa · 1942