Schlegel v. Ottumwa Courier

How courts have described this case

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• holding that plaintiff-wife suing for loss of spousal consortium must prove injury to plaintiff-husband
• explaining that these are the elements of proof for defamation per quod
• “When statements are libelous per se, they are actionable in and of themselves without proof of malice, falsity, or damage.”
• “Libel per se includes statements that have a natural tendency to provoke the plaintiff to wrath or expose him to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to deprive him of the benefit of public confidence or social intercourse.”
• “In case of statements that are not libelous per se but libelous per quod, this means a plaintiff must first prove actual damage to reputation before the plaintiff can recover for mental anguish or hurt feelings.”
• “In case of statements that are not libelous per se but libelous per quod, this means a plaintiff must first prove actual damage to reputation before the plaintiff can recover for mental anguish or hurt feelings.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).