Story v. Jones
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for slander. In the Circuit Court of DeWitt County; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case; plea, not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for defendant; plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pleasants
Action on the case for slander brought by appellant; plea, not guilty; trial by jury and judgment on verdict for defendant.
The words charged in different counts were, “ William Story belonged to a band of robbers ” in Missouri. “ He was a thief.” “ He was a horse thief.” “ He belonged to a band of robbers.” That defendant "understood he (plaintiff) belonged to the Home Guards in Missouri, and they were reported to be a band of cut-throats, horse-thieves and robbers,” meaning and intending to charge that the plaintiff was associated with other persons in committing murder, stealing horses and…
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