Johnson v. Whipple

The complaint charged that on or about July 15th, 1932, the defendant spoke in the hearing of Peter Harris and Grace Harris, concerning the plaintiff, as follows: “Morris (meaning the plaintiff’s son), was an illegitimate child.” The first answer was a general denial, to which was later added by amendment that, on that date, the defendant did say of the plaintiff to the parties named, “She had to get married the first time she was married” and that those words were true.

The appeal assigns error because of certain remarks of plaintiff’s counsel in argument to the jury, as well as for errors…