Sheik v. Hobson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clayton Circuit Court. Action for damages on account of slanderous words spoken of plaintiff by defendant’s intestate. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,000. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
The action was originally brought against Henry Rush; but, during its pendency, he died, and defendant, Hobson, administrator of his estate, was substituted as defendant.
The alleged slanderous words imputed to plaintiff a want of chastity. They are alleged to have been spoken in the presence of plaintiff’s husband, and were to the effect that Rush had had sexual intercourse with plaintiff.
At the trial, plaintiff asked the court to give the following instructions:
*1471. “If you find that the defendant, Henry Eush, did publish in substance the words alleged in the petition as the grounds of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hendrickson v. KingsburySupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
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