Conner v. Taylor

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

In this action for slander, plaintiff, D. F. Taylor, charged that the defendant, Verser Conner, falsely, maliciously, and willfully spoke of and concerning him the following words: “When he, Forrest Taylor, was sick ¡before he had a venereal disease, and that is what is his trouble now, and I can not keep him on my place as the other employees would not stay on the farm, and in the house with him. ’ ’

In addition to pleading the truth of the statement, Conner relied on a plea of qualified privilege. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Taylor for…