Grand v. Dreyfus
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Santa Barbara. W. B. Cope, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
Action for slander. Plaintiff had the verdict of a jury, with damages assessed at three hundred dollars. Defendant appeals from the judgment on bill of exceptions. The pleadings are verified. A general demurrer to the complaint was overruled.
The alleged slanderous words were spoken in the- French language to Frenchmen and are set forth in French with their *60meaning in English, to wit: “If he [meaning the plaintiff] continues to sell [meaning steal] my hogs, I will send him [meaning plaintiff] where he was another time [meaning the state’s prison of the state of California]. I have…
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