Solar v. Resnick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — John E. Craig, Judge. ACTION for slander. Plaintiff sought to recover damages for slanderous words claimed to have been uttered by the defendant. Defendant filed a counterclaim, and sought damages for slanderous words claimed to have been spoken by plaintiff of and concerning defendant. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFaville, J.
Appellee’s petition is in three counts, each count charging substantially the same slanderous words, but alleging the utterance of the same on different occasions and' in the presence of different parties. Appellee alleges that, on *671the said occasions, the appellant charged the appellee with being a whore and an immoral woman. The appellant, by way of' counterclaim, charges that the appellee, on a certain occasion, charged the appellant with being a thief, and with having bribed the justice of the peace in the trial of a certain lawsuit in which appellee was interested.
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