Frank v. Herring

Plaintiff sued for slander in two counts, and had a verdict on both counts. The court set aside the verdict on the first count and dismissed it. From a judgment on the second count defendant prosecutes this appeal.

Plaintiff is a young unmarried white woman, living at Fulton, in Callaway County. In the second count of her petition she charged:

"* * * that on or about the 15th day of October, 1945, in the City of Fulton, County of Callaway, State of Missouri, and in the presence and hearing of divers persons, and especially one Mrs. Annie Anthony and her son, Omer Anthony, both of whom are…