Nettles v. MacMillan Petroleum Corp.

FishburnE, AJ.:

The action is for slander. Upon trial, at the close of the testimony offered by the plaintiff, the defendant moved for judgment of nonsuit on the ground that the words proved to have been spoken were not actionable per se, and that inasmuch as the plaintiff offered no evidence to show the meaning of such words as interpreted by any person present who may have heard them, there was not sufficient evidence to go to the jury on the question of slander. This motion was granted, and from this ruling the plaintiff appeals.

The substance of the allegations of the complaint and the…