Leppley v. Smith

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

Plaintiff has appealed in an action for slander which resulted in a verdict for him for six cents. The statement of claim averred that he was engaged in the automobile repair business in the City of Lancaster; that defendant came into his place of business and said to him in the presence and hearing of others: “You stole a battery out of my car and put an old worn-out battery in,” and that as a result thereof plaintiff not only suffered general damages but that he lost the trade of '“divers persons who used to have dealing and business with him in his lawful trade. ’ ’…