Ætna Life Insurance v. Paul

This was an action on the case by appellee as plaintiff, against appellants as defendants, to recover damages sustained by the former by reason of the making and publishing by the latter of an alleged libel calculated to injure the reputation of the plaintiff for honesty and integrity. Issues formed upon the plea of general issue and pleas of justification were tried, resulting in a verdict of guilty and assessing plaintiff’s damages at §4,810, upon which the court, overruling the defendants’ motion for a new trial, gave judgment, and they bring this appeal.

The court upon the trial permitted…