Gordon v. . Fredle

The cause of action alleged in the complaint accrued at the date of the publication of the defamatory words, which the plaintiff contends are actionable per se. 37 C. J., 17; 17 R. C. L., 372.

All tbe evidence shows that the said defamatory words were published in 1923 or 1924, and that the action was begun on 19 February, 1929. The action was not begun within six months after the cause of action accrued, and for that reason is barred by the statute of limitations. O. S., 444.

It is immaterial that the action was begun within six months after the plaintiff discovered that defendants were the…