Patrick v. Shallcross

Dickson, District Judge.

The appellant and appellee were plaintiff and defendant in a slander action brought in the district court for Sarpy county. A jury trial was had resulting in a verdict for the defendant. From an order overruling a motion for a new trial and judgment for defendant, plaintiff has appealed.

The record discloses the plaintiff had been for many years a practising attorney in the city of Omaha and surrounding communities; that he lived in the city of Omaha and maintained an office in the Omaha National Bank Building. The defendant lived in the village of Bellevue, and owned…