Berry v. Massey

The issue upon which this case went to the jury was formed upon the complaint of the appellant and the general denial addressed to it by the appellee. The complaint alleges that .the appellee slandered the appellant by ■charging that he swore to a lie while testifying as a witness ■in the cáse of the Town of Merom against Henry H. Harper.

On the trial the appellee was permitted to prove what the .appellant testified to as a witness on the trial of the case referred to in the complaint. The appellant’s counsel contend that this was error, because the general denial did not entitle the appellee…