Jean v. Hennessy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, J:iehson District Court. The petition in this cause contains three counts: one for slander, one for libel, and one for malicious prosecution. The defendant demurred to the petition. The demurrer was sustained, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Rothbock, J\
I. One ground of demurrer is that the causes of action set up in the petition are barred by the statute of limitations. As we think that the appeal must be disposed of on this ground, the other points in the demurrer need not be considered; and, as counsel for plaintiff concedes that the demurrer was correctly sustained as to the cause of action for an alleged malicious prosecution, that part of the case requires no further consideration.
1. slander: itatóoM°repei iiig?11' plead II. It appears from the averments of the petition that the defendant is now, and has been for many…
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