Lowe v. Brown

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] IN BANC.

This was an action for slander in which it was alleged that the defendant had said concerning the plaintiff, "It is my opinion that W.L. Lowe is a thief. He is stealing my sheep." There was a prayer for damages in the sum of $5,000. Defendant answered, denying the utterance of the words imputed to him, but admitting that he had said, "In my opinion W.L. Lowe was implicated with others stealing my sheep." There was a further answer in justification and…