Lee v. Maggard

This action was brought to recover damages for what is called slander of title. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of two thousand dollars. The defendants moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and also for a new trial, both of which motions were overruled, and from the judgment entered upon the verdict, they appeal.

The facts may be summarized as follows: The appellants are husband and wife, and own approximately one hundred forty acres of logged-off land about twelve miles north of the city of Kelso, in Cowlitz county. This tract of land is on…