Southard v. Morris

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence a motion is interposed by defendant to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant.

This action is brought against the defendant for alleged slander claimed to have been spoken by the defendant of and concerning the plaintiff.

There are three utterances charged against the defendant.

First, it is claimed that defendant spoke the' following slanderous words:

“He (referring to plaintiff) wrote the word ‘horseshoer’ in Exhibit A, himself, after this action (referring to Southard Novelty Co. v. Paul, Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio) was begun and by so…