Delambre v. Kyes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Feliciana; Jos. L. Golsan, Judge. Action by Constance Delambre against Mrs. Maggie Wedge Kyes. From a judgment for plaintiff for less than claimed, she appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a verdict and.judgment in her favor in the sum of $25 against the defendant for damages for slanderous charges made by the defendant against her in the presence of others. She alleges that defendant called her a low-down thief. Defendant filed a general denial; and she has not appealed from the judgment, or a'nswered the appeal of the plaintiff in this court.
The evidence supports the allegations contained in the petition. The record contains no evidence in mitigation, and plaintiff asks that the judgment be increased to $2,500, as originally prayed for.
Plaintiff having…
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