Loeb v. Webster

This appeal is from a judgment recovered by appellee against appellant in an action for slander. The cause was-tried upon the general issue joined on count four; all other counts having been stricken by plaintiff. This count appears in the report of the ease.

The words charged to have been used by defendant were not such as capable of an innocent meaning. They clearly charge a crime, 'an attempt to procure money under false pretense, and were actionable ^er se. An innuendo was therefore unnecessary, and the demurrer was properly overruled. Berdeaux v. Davis, 58 Ala. 611; Penry v. Dozier, 161…