Mueller v. Radebaugh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This was an action for slander and libel. The court sustained a demurrer to the evidence offered in support of the first and second causes of action. These were based upon communications had by the defendant with one Joseph Brown, who was a deputy sheriff. From the evidence it appeared that the communications of defendant were made to Brown as an officer of the law, in an honest attempt by the defendant *307to recover his stolen property and discover the parties guilty of the theft. The trial court properly held that the conversations with the…