McKay v. Hall

Banke, Judge.

This action for slander was filed by the plaintiff-appellee in the Superior Court of Monroe County. Only one of the defendants, Larry Thornton, was a resident of Monroe County. The other two, Robert McKay and Vernon Sweetan, were served by second original in their respective counties of residence.

The jury returned the following verdict: "We the Jury finds [sic] the defendants guilty as charged: We ask Robert McKay to pay $10,000 dollars and Vernon Sweeten to pay $10,000 to the Plaintiff Harold Hall.” The trial judge entered judgment against all three defendants accordingly,…