Church v. Bridgman
Supreme Court of Missouri
1st. The error of the circuit court is in permitting the defendants to prove by a witness, that the defendant Cass a Bridgman heard the words spoken by another and that she only repeated-,them. On this point, see the case of Anthony vs. Stephens 1 vol. Mo. Rep. page 254. 2nd. Point relied on is the error of the circuit court in refusing to grant a new trial for the reasons filed. See the testimony in the case, also see the decision in the case of Estes vs. Antrobus 1st vol.
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1st. The error of the circuit court is in permitting the defendants to prove by a witness, that the defendant Cass a Bridgman heard the words spoken by another and that she only repeated-,them. On this point, see the case of Anthony vs. Stephens 1 vol. Mo. Rep. page 254. 2nd. Point relied on is the error of the circuit court in refusing to grant a new trial for the reasons filed. See the testimony in the case, also see the decision in the case of Estes vs. Antrobus 1st vol. Mo. Rep’s, page 197 and the statute on the subject of new trials page 470,3 vol. Mo. R. page 188 Cooper vs. Barlow. 1.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court delivered by
Napton Judge.
Church sued Bridgman and wife in the circuit court of St. Genevieve county for slanderous words spoken of him by the wife of Bridgman. The slanderous words charged in the declaration were that defendant said “that he (meaning Church,) was packing up to go away and that be was a good deal behind hand, and that he. was in the habit of handling and passing counterfeit money, (mea-ning that he the said Church knew the same'to be counterfeit,) that he had passed a counterfeit ten dollar note on one Simms, (meaning what is usually called a ten dollar,…
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