Frizell v. Cole

This was an action on the case for slander, brought by William C. Cole, in the Perry Circuit Court, against William Erizell. The venue was afterward changed to Washington county, where a trial was had by the court and a jury, which resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, for the sum of $2,068.33 damages. Defendant entered a motion for a new trial, upon the grounds, that the verdict was against the law and the evidence; that the damages were excessive; that the court gave improper instructions for the plaintiff and refused proper instructions for the defendant. The court overruled the…