Burkhiser v. Lyons
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jackson County ; John M. Green, Judge. Action for slander by C. L. Lyons against John Burkhiser. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
Appellee instituted this suit against appellant for damages alleged to have accrued on account of slanderous language of appellant about appellee. Appellant filed general and special exceptions, and gen.eral denial, and pleaded the truth of any language used by him in justification. There were three counts in the petition, only two being submitted to the jury, and they in a peremptory charge to find for appellee. The-result was a verdict for $250 actual and $500 exemplary damages on each count, and judgment was rendered for appellee for $1,-500.
The two counts upon which the verdict was based…
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