Fleming v. Wallace
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM WILLIAMSON. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Williamson County. — J. A. Cartwright, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAlister
delivered tie opinion of the Court.
This is an action to recover damages for an alleged slander. The declaration alleges that defendant falsely and maliciously charged plaintiff with a felony, to wit, that “plaintiff had cut his [defendant’s] line and corner tree, and got a number of feet of his land, that defend*22ant could prove this, and that he was going to sue and prosecute plaintiff for it.”
Defendant first filed a plea of the general issue, but during the progress of the trial, after the examination of the witness G-. T. Cathey on the part of the plaintiff, defendant was permitted by the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hearne v. De YoungCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- McBee v. BowmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Blackburn v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Brown v. TourtelotteSupreme Court of Colorado · 1897
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