Teagle v. Deboy

Deboy sued Teagle for slander in the Randolph Circuit Court. The declaration contains two counts. The first count lays the words spoken of the plaintiff by the defendant to be, “ he stole a horse; ” “ he stole my son’s horse.” In the second count the words are, “he stole a colt;” “he stole my son’s colt.” The defendant pleaded to the jurisdiction of the Court, that at the time of the plea pleaded, he resided in Wayne county, and not in Randolph county. The plaintiff demurred to the plea, and the demurrer was sustained. The defendant then pleaded the general issue. Verdict and judgment in…