Barr v. Hack
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Kossuth Circuit Court. Action for slander. The facts are stated in the opinion. Judgment for plaintiff; defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
i. slander: generafgood or ill will. I. While the defendant was being examined as a witness his counsel inquired as to the feelings which had listed between himself and the plaintiff. To ^’s ^® plaintiff objected and the court sustained the objection. It is claimed by the appellant that it was proper for him to show, for the purpose of mitigating *309tlie damages, that his feelings toward the plaintiff had been kind and pleasant; but we think that the testimony w.as rightly excluded. If such testimony was admissible it would have been proper to go into a general inquiry upon that subject, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Howard v. . SextonNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
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