Heckes ex rel. Heckes v. Fremont Newspapers, Inc.

This is an action instituted in the district court for Dodge county, Nebraska, by Joan Heckes, by her mother and next friend, plaintiff and appellant, against Fremont Newspapers, Incorporated, defendant and. appellee. The action is in damages for libel. A general demurrer to plaintiff’s petition on the ground that it did not state a cause of action was sustained and the petition was dismissed. From this action of the court plaintiff has appealed.

The only question before this court is that of whether or not the petition states a cause of action. The portion of the petition necessary to be…