Crandall v. Greeves

Jennie Crandall sued Robert R. Greeves for slander in the utterance of the following words: “I can prove that Jennie Crandall has gone over to El Crawford’s and has staid days and nights with El Crawford alone when no one was there. She has no character, or as to character she has none.” The petition contained an innuendo to the effect that said Greeves by said words intended to and did charge her with lewd, immoral and unchaste conduct and relations with said El Crawford, and that said words, were so understood by the hearers.

The answer was a general denial coupled with a specific denial of…