Mills v. Wimp

Judge Gkaham

delivered the opinion of the Oourt.

This is an action of slander by the plaintiffs in error against the defendant. The Circuit Court having sustained a demurrer to the declaration, the plaintiffs have brought the case to this Court for revision. The declaration is in the common form, and the only question presented for determination is whether -the words charged to have been spoken by the defendant of and concerning the female plaintiff are slanderous in legal contemplation.

The words said to have been spoken by the defendant are these: “She put poison in a barrel of drinking water…