Wallace v. Kopenbrink
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Noble County; W. M. Boivles, Judge. Action by Hehry Kopenbrink against W. P. Wallace. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.
Defendant in error, who will hereinafter be called “plaintiff,” originally commenced this action in the district court of Noble county against plaintiff in error, who will hereinafter be called “defendant,” to recover damages in the sum of $10,000 for slander. The trial was to a jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $200. Plaintiff in his petition declares upon two counts. By the first count, he charges that on the 5th day of December, 1905, the defendant said of and concerning plaintiff:
“Kopenbrink (meaning the plaintiff) is a thief. He had been…
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