Iseley v. Lovejoy

This was an action of slander. The charge complained of as slanderous was that of larceny. Verdict for the plaintiff for 637 dollars.' A motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment rendered on the verdict. An exception was taken to the opiilion of the Court refusing the motion for a new trial, and the decision on that motion is assigned for error.

The plaintiff in this Court objects to that.decision on three grounds, the first of which is, that no set of slanderous words laid in the declaration was proved.

The first count of the declaration contains the following: “I believe that you…