Young v. Clegg

Franklin, C.

— Appellee sued appellant in the Clark Circuit Court for libel. The ground of the complaint was a letter written by the appellant to one Andrew J. Carr.

A demurrer was overruled to the complaint. Issues were formed, and there was a trial by jury, which returned a verdict for appellee for $25. Over a motion for a new trial, judgment was rendered upon the verdict.

Errors have been assigned upon the rulings upon the sufficiency of the complaint, and the overruling of the motion for a new trial.

Appellee, in his complaint, avers that appellant, by the letter referred to, charged him with…