Avenel v. Iskovitz

PELPHREY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted, as shown by plaintiff’s third amended petition, by “Margaret Avenel, joined by her husband, M. A. Avenel, pro forma,” against M. Iskovitz and Charles Iskovitz, seeking to recover $35,000 as damages for the alleged utterance of certain slanderous words about Margaret Avenel.

The trial court sustained a general demurrer and a special exception to appellant’s third amended petition, and upon their refusal to amend, dismissed their suit, and they have appealed.

The first paragraph of the petition, reads: “Now comes Margaret Avenel, joined by her…