Goodland v. Le Clair
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. Action to recover the sum of $68 alleged to be due to the plaintiff for publication of an advertisement in his newspaper and for one year’s subscription to the paper. The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion. There was a special verdict finding the facts in favor of the plaintiff, and from the judgment entered thereon accordingly the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtObtou, J.
Tbe plaintiff was tbe publisher of a newspaper called tbe “ Ironwood Times.” He alleges that tbe defendant subscribed for one copy of said paper for one year, to 'be sent to bim by mail, at tbe price of $2, and that be inserted and published in said newspaper certain advertisements, at tbe special instance and request of tbe said defendant, at tbe agreed price of $66, and that it was reasonably worth that amount. Tbe answer is a general denial.
Tbe error assigned by tbe appellant for tbe refusal of tbe court to direct a verdict for tbe defendant involves the merits of tbe case. Tbe testimony…
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- Meincke v. FalkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
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