Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Watson

Citations

• 104 Miss. 672
• 61 So. 657

Syllabus

<p>Libel and Slandee. Pleading. Issues.</p> <p>Where in an action for libel the defendant in answer thereto filed the general issue, and gave notice of special matter on which it would rely in its defense to bhe effect, that a part of the alleged libelous letter was true; and that the letter stated facts believed to be true, and that the writer was without malice when he wrote the letter, and merely stated the facts, with no- intention of casting any reflection of any kind or character on plaintiff; no question of qualified privilege could arise because notice thereof was not given by the pleadings.</p>