Byrne v. Funk

This is an action to recover damages* for an alleged libel. The complaint charges that the defendant published, and caused to be printed, of and concerning the plaintiff, in a newspaper called the “Morning Olympian,” printed and published in the city of Olympia, and generally distributed and circulated therein, the false and defamatory matter following, to wit:

“Mr. Byrne, you say something about an easily found evidence as to my reliability as regards figures, and thee you quote me as saying that the current expense fund has paid into it $2,382.57, and go on to say that the amount actually…