Peterson v. Hutchinson

Suit by appellee against appellant for slander. The words charged are: “He stole my hogs;” “he marked my hogs; ” “ ho penned my hogs.”

The defendant answered in three paragraphs. 1. General denial. 2. Statute of limitations. 3. That the plaintiff had marked and penned defendant’s hogs, whereby the former was induced to believe that the latter intended to commit a larceny.

The plaintiff replied to the second and third paragraphs by the general denial.

Trial by jury; verdict for the plaintiff for five hundred dollars. Motion for a new trial overruled. The evidence is made a part of the record by a…