Wimer v. Allbaugh
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa District Court. — Hon. W. R. Lewis, Judge. Action for slander. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
The petition charges, in substance, that the defendant said of, and concerning the, plaintiff, “she is a whore;” and, “she is ornrier than two hells, and I can prove it,” — meaning to charge her with being a whore.
' denotas to words used I. On the trial the following testimony was given on behalf of plaintiff by her sister Sadie: “On January 1, 1887, defendant said to my sister Rosa, that she was ornrier than two hells. I was "present, and heard it at the time. Question. I will ask you to state, Sadie, what you understood him to charge by that. Answer. I understood by .the language used that…
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