Kerr v. Carson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Sloan, J.:

This is an action to recover damages for slander. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence. He appeals.

The petition was, filed June 12, 1929, alleging that on the 15th day of June, 1928, while the plaintiff was in a helpless position as a witness in a case being heard -in the district court of Wyandotte *290county, the defendant, a regular practicing attorney, uttered and published in the court room a false and malicious statement. On November 14, 1929, the court made an order sustaining a general demurrer to the petition.…