Geary v. Bennett
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Fond du Lao County. -, The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion and from the report of the case on the former appeal. See 53 "Wis. Hi.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Fond du Lao County. -, The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion and from the report of the case on the former appeal. See 53 "Wis. Hi. They contended, inter alia, that words are actionable which directly tend to the prejudice of any one in his trade or business. 1 Starlde on Slander, 111; Gott-behuet v. Ilubachek, 36 Wis. 515. The business need not be one of which courts will take judicial notice. 2 Addison on Torts (Wood’s ed.), 1121. The rule applies to all grades of lawful business or employment habitually pursued — to the day laborer and…
1Opinion of the CourtOetou, J.
This was an action for slander, brought by the appellant against the respondent, to recover damages for the speaking of the following words on the 10th day of June, 1880: “ There is foreign substance in your milk, similar to water; and it is water.” “ The amount of water in your milk is one eighth to one tenth.” And for the speaking the following words to Edward Dolan, between the 10th and loth days of June, 1880: “ His milk is watered.” “ The watering of his milk by him [plaintiff], when brought to the factory, was a loss to him [the defendant] of seventy-five cents per day, by reason of the…
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