Paysse v. Paysse
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered January 24, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for slander.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This is an action for slander. The cause was tried to the court and a jury. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs for $3,000. The defendant has appealed.
Several errors are assigned in the appellant’s brief, but we think there is no merit in any of these assignments except the one upon the instructions, and that the verdict is excessive. We shall therefore proceed to discuss these assignments.
The complaint, in paragraph 2, alleged that, at a certain time, the defendant spoke these false and defamatory words, to wit:
“That the said Sibbie P. Paysse is a son of a bitch; that Sibbie P.…
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