Kemp v. Amacker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE PARISH OF ST. HELENA, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is an action cf slander, to recover damages for slanderous words spoken by the defendant concerning the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded a general denial; and reconvened in damages, for certain slanderous words alleged to have been uttered by the plaintiff against him.
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APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE PARISH OF ST. HELENA, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is an action cf slander, to recover damages for slanderous words spoken by the defendant concerning the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded a general denial; and reconvened in damages, for certain slanderous words alleged to have been uttered by the plaintiff against him. On the trial, on motion of the plaintiff’s attorney, the demand in reconvention was struck out. The cause was then submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff of seventy-five dollars in…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
This is an action of slander, to which'there was a plea of the general issue, and the defendant attempted to reconvene for slanderous words, alleged to have been uttered by the plaintiff against him.
On motion of the plaintiff’s attQrney, the reconventional demand was struck out; and after verdict and judgment against him, the defendant appealed.
’ The. court, in our opinion, did not err. The demand in reconvention was not necessarily connected with, and incidental to the principal one, as required by the code. Code of Practice, article 374, 375.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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