Marks v. Jacobs
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Marion Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Franklin, C.
This is an action for slander. Complaint in two paragraphs. The first charges the speaking of the following words : “Jake (plaintiff meaning), you stole my clips (meaning that the plaintiff had stolen certain scraps or *217clipping's of cloth, such as are sold as rags by merchant tailors). You (plaintiff meaning) stole my clips; Jake, you (plaintiff meaning) are a thief ; you (plaintiff meaning) stole my clips.”
The second paragraph charges the following words : “Get out of here, you (plaintiff meaning) thief; you stole my clips .(meaning this plaintiff); you (plaintiff meaning) God…
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