Larson v. Cox

This was an action by Larson against Cox to recover damages for slander. The defamatory words set out in the *45petition amount to a charge of larceny. The defendant in his answer alleged that the charge was true, and that it was made with good motives and for justifiable ends. The jury found against the plaintiff and judgment followed the verdict.

The assignments of error discussed by counsel relate for the most part to the plea of justification, and raise the question whether the truth of slanderous matter is per se a complete defense. The contention of counsel for plaintiff is that the truth…