Bond v. Lotz

The errors urged by the appellant relate to instructions given by the Court-to the jury and to the rulings of the Court on the introduction of testimony.

Plaintiff states her cause of action in two separate counts of her petition. The charge in the first count is that on or about February 27, 1930, the defendant, in the presence and hearing of certain persons therein named, “maliciously” spoke concerning plaintiff certain false and defamatory words as follows:

“That this plaintiff had received and harbored 55 white chickens which had been stolen from the defendant in October, 1929. That they…