Ghumm v. Josch

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

Two appeals in the same case have been consolidated and will be considered together and as one. It involves a dispute as to a share of a corn crop, the action being brought to recover the value of the balance of such share. The defendant, by way of cross petition, asked damages for slander in seven counts, charging the plaintiff with having told others of defendant’s stealing, or having stolen, his corn. The jury returned $, verdict for plaintiff for $167.90 for balance of his share of the crop and also in his favor on the cross petition.

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