Madden v. Koester
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Soott Gvreuit Court. Action to recover damages for slanderous words spoken of and concerning the plaintiff by the defendant. The defendant pleaded that in the purchase of certain barley the plaintiff’s conduct was such as to justify the charge. Trial by jury and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtServers, J.
1. .evidence: wtoess:tins irrelev ;i,n li matters. — The defendant introduced in his own behalf, as a witness, one Dornwell, and he gave evidence tending to sustain the defense pleaded, or at least to reduce the damages. The following question was asked ^ j. said witness on cross-examination: “Do you remember Sears making a contract with Koester for some club or tea wheat. K-oester got a telegram that day that it had gone up, and he asked you to go and tell Sears that in the bottom of the cars it was all fife wheat, and you went and told him so?” To this question the defendant objected on the…
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