Pelzer v. Benish

This is an action for slander. After the preliminary allegations, the complaint alleges the slanderous words spoken as follows: “ He [the plaintiff meaning] is a swindler. He [the plaintiff meaning] has swindled everybody. He [the plaintiff meaning] and speaking in the German language, is a ‘ spitzbube,’ meaning, and the persons so hearing so understanding, that the plaintiff was a thief and a robber.” It further alleges “ that the language so spoken by the defendant was the German language, and the persons so present and hearing the same all understood the German language, and so understood…