Knight v. Knight

Hendrix, District Judge, Retired.

This is a damage action for libel and slander filed by the plaintiff, Joan M. Knight, against the defendant, Robert E. Knight, who was her brother-in-law at the time of the incidents involved in the action. The plaintiff will be referred to as Joan, and the defendant will be referred to as Robert.

Joan alleges that Robert stated to officers of the Alliance National Bank and to the public in general that Joan assaulted her husband on the night of August 4, 1988, by attacking him and cutting him with a knife and that the statement was false and in disregard of…