Wisconsin Supreme Court November 22, 1887 (Massuere v. Dickens)

Cassoday, J.

1. This action is for damages by reason of publishing the plaintiff as a “ shunk,” with accompanying epithets. We think the article published by the defendant must be regarded as libelous per se, within the repeated decisions of this court, even when construed in connection with the card mentioned in it. It is unnecessary to restate the rule as to what constitutes such libel.

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