Miller v. Dorsey
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Lewis Circuit Court. — Eon. Chas. D. Stewart, Judge. ^(1) The court erred in admitting any evidence, over defendant’s objection, on fourth count of plaintiff’s petition, wherein it is attempted to be charged that defendant accused him of forgery. It is therein simply alleged that defendant stated that plaintiff had changed a contract which is not sufficient to charge forgery.
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Appeal from Lewis Circuit Court. — Eon. Chas. D. Stewart, Judge. ^(1) The court erred in admitting any evidence, over defendant’s objection, on fourth count of plaintiff’s petition, wherein it is attempted to be charged that defendant accused him of forgery. It is therein simply alleged that defendant stated that plaintiff had changed a contract which is not sufficient to charge forgery. Church v. Bridgman, 6 Mo. 190; State v. Kattermann, 35 Mo. 105; Curry v. Collins, 37 Mo. 324; State ex rel. y. Dean, 40 Mo. 464; State v. Fisher, 50 Mo. 256; Christal v. Craig, 80 Mo. 367; Legg v. Dunleavy,…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
(after stating the facts). — We have given sufficient of the record, as we think, to an understanding of the questions involved in this' case, and possibly more fully than justifiable. But we have done so with the desire of bringing out the salient features of the case necessary to make intelligible what we. have to say concerning the law of slander. For some reason that law appears possibly the most involved of any branch treated of by our courts. It would seem that all men ought to know what is slander; that this is within the understanding of the everyday, ordinary man. True, our statutes…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Julian v. Kansas City Star Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Callahan v. IngramSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Christal v. CraigSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Minter v. Bradstreet Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Gray v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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