Dahl v. Hansen

At the time of the transaction in question, the plaintiff was about sixteen years old, and in the employ of the defendant -as a housemaid. Plaintiff alleged in her petition that the defendant in the presence of others, called her a “dirty whore” and a “prostitute,” and later stated to another person that she had been told by a ■ physician that plaintiff was “rotten through and *557through,” and was affected with a contagious disease. The petition alleged that the defendant meant to charge that plaintiff was afflicted with a veneral disease, and that her statement was so understood by her hearers.…