Cheatham v. Patterson
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MAURY. Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Maury County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — W. B. TURNER, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lansden
Patterson brought this suit in the circuit court of Maury county against the defendant, Cheatham, for $5,000 for oral slander. There was a trial before the circuit judge and a jury, which resulted in a verdict of $375 in favor of the plaintiff, which, upon the suggestion of the court, was remitted to $250, for which judgment *439was rendered. The defendant appealed to the court of civil appeals, and that court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for a new trial for certain errors committed by the trial judge in his charge. The case is before us for review on a petition for writs of…
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