Ellis v. Garrison
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Donley County; Jas. N. Browning, Judge. Action by Miss Grade Florence Garrison against C. H. Ellis and wife. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.
This is an action by Miss Garrison, appellee, against C. H. Ellis and his wife, Mrs. C. I-I. Ellis, appellants, for slander in accusing her of theft. From a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $350 actual damages, and $50 exemplary damages, appellants prosecute this appeal.
Appellants present four assignments of error. The first is the court should have peremptorily instructed a verdict for appellants, based on the proposition • that even though some of the witnesses may have stated that appellants accused the appellee of theft, it was shown on each occasion that appellants gave the…
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