Horton v. Wilson

Horton sued Wilson for a libel. The complaint contains two paragraphs. Issues of fact were formed, and the defendant also gave notice that he would give evidence on the trial, in mitigation of damages under the first paragraph of the complaint, of certain libelous articles published of him by the plaintiff. The case was tried by a jury, and the trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant. Motion by the plaintiff for a new trial overruled, and judgment for the defendant.

Several errors are assigned, but all are abandoned in the appellant’s brief except the 7th and 8th, which are:

“7th. The…