Williams v. McKee

This is an action for slander. The declaration contains four counts. The first count alleges that defendant spoke of the plaintiff “the following false and defamatory words:” “I told you not to have anything to do with W. B. Williams, but now you have got to stealing hogs together;” the second avers that the defendant falsely and maliciously spoke of plaintiff these words: ‘£ W. B. Williams is a thief, and has been one from his cradle up. He has stolen corn from me to feed Jim Overall’s horses on, and further said that the plaintiff had been guilty of rape, and had torn every *141rag of clothes…