Velikanje v. Millichamp

Citations

• 67 Wash. 138
• 120 P. 876
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1135

Syllabus

<p>Libel and Slander — Words Actionable Per Se — Province of Court and Jury. A letter charging that an attorney presented forged receipts and attempted to collect money on them, is not libelous per se, it not being charged that he forged the receipts or that he uttered the same with guilty knowledge of the forgery.</p> <p>Same —• Special Damages — Pleading — Necessity. Words not libelous per se are not actionable unless special damage is alleged.</p> <p>Same — Libel Per Se — Question for Court. Whether language is libelous per se is a question of law for the court, unless the writing is ambiguous.</p>