Legal Opinion
Ætna Life Ins. v. Brewer
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 3, 1926No. 4274PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
This was an action in slander, brought'by the appellee, Brewer, as plaintiff, against the ¿Etna Life Insurance Company, a corporation, and C. K. Mount, as defendants, upon a declaration containing, four counts, each claiming damages in the sum of $50,000. Demurrers to this declaration were overruled, and defendants pleaded the general issue. The jury returned a verdict against both defendants upon the first and second counts in the sum of $5,000 on each count. Upon the third count judgment was entered for defendants, and it requires no further mention here. Upon the…
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