Martin County Bank v. Day
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Martin county, Quinn, J., overruling their demurrer to the complaint. The words complained of must be upon their face applicable to plaintiff, or can be made so by a recital of facts which demonstrate their applicability without violating or straining their natural sense and meaning.
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Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Martin county, Quinn, J., overruling their demurrer to the complaint. The words complained of must be upon their face applicable to plaintiff, or can be made so by a recital of facts which demonstrate their applicability without violating or straining their natural sense and meaning. McCallum v. Lambie, 145 Mass. 234; Petsch v. Dispatch P. Co., 40 Minn. 291. A corporation, like an individual, has a right to have and does have a business reputation. The words written and published were defamatory and actionable per se, because they…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action for libel. The complaint alleges that at the time of the publication the plaintiff was a banking corporation, carrying on a general banking business; that one Ward was, and for a long time had been, its principal stockholder, one of its principal officers, and actively engaged in the management of its affairs, which was well known in the community; that the defendants printed and published of and concerning the plaintiff the following false and defamatory article:
“The Shylock, buying deposits at the largest price ever paid in Minnesota, shouts, ‘Plenty of money!’ while at…
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