Gregory v. Atkins
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action on tho case for an alleged libel on the plaintiff, published in a newspaper called the Argus and Patriot, printed and published at Montpelier. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and gave notice under the statute of special matter in defense. Trial by jury, and verdict for the plaintiff, March term, 1869, Peck, J., presiding.
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Action on tho case for an alleged libel on the plaintiff, published in a newspaper called the Argus and Patriot, printed and published at Montpelier. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and gave notice under the statute of special matter in defense. Trial by jury, and verdict for the plaintiff, March term, 1869, Peck, J., presiding. The plaintiff on his part offered in evidence. a number of said paper, which, from its date, appeared to have been published July 25, 1867, and also introduced proof tending to show that the defendant was the editor and publisher of said paper ; also that…
1Opinion of the Court
*248The opinion of the court was delivered by
Prout, J.
This is an action on the case for an alleged libel, in which it is insisted by the defendant that the county court made several erroneous decisions, and to which exceptions were taken. The case was tried upon the general issue and notice of special matters of defense.
First, as to the admissibility of the deposition of F. A. Wright, which was offered as supporting the issue under the notice and excluded. Matter of justification, to be of any avail or admissible in evidence, must meet and answer substantially, if not exactly, the substance of…
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