Porter v. Choen

In this action, the appellee, as plaintiff, sued the appellant, as defendant, in the court below.

In his complaint, the appellee alleged, in substance, that he was then, and for twenty years past had been, a •citizen of Clinton township, Cass county, Indiana, and neither a thief nor perjurer; that, on the — day of July, 1874, at said county and State, in the presence of divers good citizens of said county and State, the appellant uttered the following false and slanderous words, of and ■concerning the appellee and his character for honesty and truth, to wit: “ Old Charlie Choen is a G — d d —…