De Armond v. Fine
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Jones county. Hon. J. B. Johnson, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Ada De Armond, against Natban Fine. There was a judgment for plaintiff which was set aside and a new trial granted defendant, and from judgment of dismissal on deefndant’s motion, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
Suit was instituted by the appellant, Mrs. De Armond, against Nathan Fine, appellee, in the circuit court of the Second district of Jones county for the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars' damages for slander, based upon the actionable-word section of the Code of 1906 (section 10). The defendant denied uttering the slander. The issues were properly submitted to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of three thousand, five hundred dollars. Before the institution of the suit, the plaintiff, Mrs. De Armond, had assigned to certain attorneys a one-half…
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