Vogel v. Gruaz
Supreme Court of the United States
nr ERROR TO THE CIRCÜIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford
This is an action on the case, brought by Timothy Gruaz against Rudolph Bircher, to recover damages for the speaking and publishing of false, malicious, scandalous and defamatory words, charging the plaintiff with being a thief, and with having stolen the money of the defendant, meaning the crime of larceny. The suit was commenced in a State court of Illinois, and was removed by the defendant into the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. At thé trial before a jury a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff, June 6th, 1879, for $6,000 damages. On the next day…
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