Mihojevich v. Bodechtel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wateins, J.

The plaintiff claims five thousand dollars damages of the defendant for defamation of character and slander. The cause was tried in the lower court by a jury, who rendered a verdict for-*619the defendant, and, after an unavailing effort to obtain a new trial, the plaintiff has prosecuted this appeal.

The plaintiff is the proprietor of an oyster saloon and barroom situated at the corner of Felicity and Dryades streets, in the city of New Orleans, and rents the building in which he prosecutes his business from the defendant, who is a single woman…