Cole v. Woodson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Reno District Court. Action brought by Woodson against Cole, to recover damages for slander. The plaintiff’s petition (omitting court and title) is as follows, to wit: “1. The said W. D. "Woodson, plaintiff, complains of the said D. J. Cole, defendant, for that the plaintiff, before and at the time of the committing by the defendant of the grievances hereinafter mentioned, sustained a good name and character amongst his neighbors and acquaintances for moral worth…
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Error from Reno District Court. Action brought by Woodson against Cole, to recover damages for slander. The plaintiff’s petition (omitting court and title) is as follows, to wit: “1. The said W. D. "Woodson, plaintiff, complains of the said D. J. Cole, defendant, for that the plaintiff, before and at the time of the committing by the defendant of the grievances hereinafter mentioned, sustained a good name and character amongst his neighbors and acquaintances for moral worth and integrity, and was never suspected of the crime of bribery or attempting or offering to bribe any officer or other…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action for slander, brought by W. D. Woodson against I). J. Cole. The petition contained two counts. The defendant answered, setting up three several defenses: First, A general denial; second, a denial that he used the words charged in the petition, but alleging that if he did use the same, “he was justified in so doing, for the reason that the said words were true in substance and ip fact,” and that the plaintiff was guilty of the matters and things which such words imputed to him; third, a denial that he used the language…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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