Nelson v. Davis

Russell, J\

Nelson brought an action against Davis for slander. On the trial the jury rendered a verdict for $1,000 in favor of the plaintiff. Davis’ motion for a new trial was granted, and Nelson excepts to the judgment. The motion contains numerous grounds which it is unnecessary to recite, because the points involved are all referred to in the assignments of error in the bill of exceptions. The judgment sotting aside the verdict is assigned as error for 36 reasons, the grounds being denominated by letters, and the alphabet exhausted. These grounds are:

“ (a) Because, under all the evidence…