Trimble v. Moore
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT PRESIDING. This is an action of slander, for slanderous words spoken of and concerning the plaintiff, by the defendant.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT PRESIDING. This is an action of slander, for slanderous words spoken of and concerning the plaintiff, by the defendant. The petition sets out, that the plaintiff is a good and honest citizen of his parish; that the defendant maliciously and falsely charged him, in the presence of many persons, of having "stolen three hundred dollars in money and notes, and had runaway;" and further, that the plaintiff "had stolen three hundred dollars from him (the defendant) and runaway:" thereby meaning to charge the plaintiff, whilst…
1Opinion of the Court
Porter. J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action of defamation. There was judgment in the court of the first instance for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.
The petition alleges, that the defendant “in substance charged the plaintiff with having stolen three hundred dol„lars in money and notes, and having runaway.” The words proved on the trial were, “that the plaintiff had taken from defendants store to the amount of two or three hundred dollars in money and notes, and had runaway with them,” the defendant adding, “damn him he would catch him and bring him back.”
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