Thompson v. Grimes

Case for slander by Grimes against Thompson. The words charged in the declaration and relied on in support of the action, were these: “ He,” (the plaintiff) “is too far off now to steal any more of my” (defendant’s) “money. If he did not steal it directly, he did it indirectly.” Plea, the general issue. Verdict for the plaintiff. Motions in arrest and for a new trial overruled, and judgment, &c.

At the trial the plaintiff proved by at least six witnesses that the defendant, in a certain conversation, uttered the identical words above set forth; but an equal number of witnesses produced by the…