Kluender v. Semann

The substance of plaintiff's petition is, .that, about the month of April, 1923, the defendant .orally uttered, of and concerning the plaintiff, to one Christ Pries, who resided in the town of Paullina, the following false, malicious, and defamatory words, to wit: . •

“He is a dope fiend. He takes so much dope that he is not right in his mind, and you cannot believe a thing, he says. ’ ’

The petition further states- that the defendant intended by said statements to charge the plaintiff with using narcotic drugs unlawfully and excessively, and with violating the laws, in that he was having in…