White v. Spangler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages on account of an assault and battery committed by defendant on him, and on account of certain slanderous words spoken by defendant of and concerning him. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant ajipeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
*2231. pleading: motions to tionswaived. *222I. The alleged slanderous words impute to plaintiff the commission of the crime of adultefy. They were, *223in effect, that he was living with a woman to whom ° . ... ]13 wa3 not married, while his lawful wile was still pvqng. Defendant denied that he spoke the words charged in the petition, but admitted the speaking of other words of substantially the same meaning, and he pleaded in mitigation that, before the speaking of said words, a citizen of "Winthrop, the town in which plaintiff and defendant resided, had received letters from reputable citizens of a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McCord v. HighSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
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