Harman v. Cundiff
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Floyd county, rendered 9th. May, 1885, in an action of trespass oh the case in slander, wherein John Cundiff was plaintiff and David Harman was defendant. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $800, and. the court entered up judgment accordingly.
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Error to judgment of circuit court of Floyd county, rendered 9th. May, 1885, in an action of trespass oh the case in slander, wherein John Cundiff was plaintiff and David Harman was defendant. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $800, and. the court entered up judgment accordingly. At the trial five bills of exceptions were taken by defendant to the rulings of th'e court, and a writ of error and supersedeas obtained to said judgment from one of the judges of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
*243This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Floyd county, rendered on the 9th day of May, 1885. It is an action of trespass on the case in slander. The alleged slanderous words spoken by the plaintiff in error, and published of and concerning the defendant in error, were variously stated by the plaintiff in his declaration in the several counts as—1st. “ John Cundiff is a good hand to steal sheep; ” 2d. “John Cundiff is as good a hand to steal sheep as ever I saw;” 3d. “John Cundiff is the best hand to steal sheep I ever saw;” 4th. “John Cundiff is a good hand to steal…
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