Holmes v. Holmes

This was an action for slander, brought by appellee, in the Carroll circuit court, against appellant, for speaking words which, if spoken as alleged in the declaration, amount to a charge that appellee had been guilty of adultery and fornication.

There was a change of venue to the Whiteside circuit court, where the cause was tried upon the plea of not guilty, appellant found guilty, and appellee’s damages assessed at $3000. The court, overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial, gave j udgment upon the verdict, and the case is brought here by appeal.

It appears from the record, in which all…