Hutts v. Hutts

This was a suit by the appellee, as plaintiff, against the appellant, as defendant, commenced in the Fountain Circuit Court, to recover damages for the publication of an alleged libel.

The appellee’s complaint was in three paragraphs, and each paragraph counted upon the publication by the appellant of the following notice, to wit:

“Notice of Emaline Hicks.”

“ T do certify that Giles W. Hutts did, on about the 15th day of January, 1878, buy poison and gave to his mother, Judith Hutts, and she gave the poison to Michael Hutts and killed him, and Giles W. Hutts stole his money after his death, and…