Ott v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Hon. Robert Bonson, Judge. Action to recover damages for libels published of and concerning the plaintiff. Defendants pleaded justification; that the publications were privileged; that they were published in good faith and for justifiable ends. On the issues joined the ease was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for - plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The defendant, Telegraph-Herald, is a corporation, publishing a daily newspaper of that name in the city of Dubuque. This newspaper circulates, not only in Iowa, but in the adjoining states of Illinois and Wisconsin. Defendants Murphy and Quigley are, respectively, the editor and publisher of said newspaper, and it is charged that Murphy by and with the consent, approval, and command of his codefendant, Quigley, published of and concerning the plaintiff in the Telegraph-Herald the following false, libelous, -and scandalous matter:
The Telegraph-Herald hears that Mr. Joseph J. Ott is ambitious…
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