Haun v. Wilson

— Haun, the appellant, sued Wilson for slanderous words alleged to have been spoken by him, charging the plaintiff with larceny

The case was finally tried at an adjourned term of the court, in December, 1866. The trial resulted in a finding by the jury for the defendant; upon which the court, having overruled a motion for a new trial, rendered judgment.

The cause was first put at issue and tried at the March term, 1865, when the jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $500; but the court, on motion of the defendant, set aside the verdict and granted a new trial.

This action of…