Klewin v. Bauman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. Slander. The words alleged as slanderous charged the female plaintiff, a mai'ried woman, in effect with being a prostitute. Defendant appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtTayloe, J.
This is an action for slanderous words spoken and published by the appellant concerning the respondent Dena Klewin, wife, of the respondent Andrew Klewin. Upon the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the respondents for $50. There is no dispute that the words spoken by appellant, if spoken as testified to by the witnesses for the respondents, were actionable per se. Ranger v. Goodrich, 17 Wis., 78; Benaway v. Conyne, 3 Pin., 196 (3 Chand., 214); Gibson v. Gibson, 43 Wis., 23; Mayer v. Schleichter, 29 Wis., 646. The appellant denied the speaking of the words as alleged in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gibson v. GibsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Ranger v. GoodrichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
- Benaway v. ConyneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1851
- Mayer v. SchleichterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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