Halley v. Gregg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Jackson District Court. — Hon. A. J. t Leffingwell, Judge. . Action in three counts to recover damages for libel and slander. A motion to strike out part of the petition, and a demurrer to the several counts or causes of action, were sustained. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRoturo ok, J.
i. libel and ttSon? piealI. The three counts of the petition were complete in themselves. A separate paragraph was added to the petition, in which it was averred, in substance, that the defendant had repeated the slanderous charges upon which the causes of action were founded. A motion was made to strike out this paragraph as redundant and irrelevant. The motion was properly sustained. It is competent, in actions for slander, to prove a repetition of the slanderous charges, for the purpose of showing malice. Beardsley v. Bridgman, 17 Iowa, 290 ; Schrimper v. Heilman, 24 Iowa, 506 ; Hinkle v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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