Burke v. Miller

This was an action of slander brought by Miller- against BurJce. The words charged are as follows: “He (the plaintiff meaning) stole my chairs.” Again, “He (the plaintiff meaning) stole my candlestick.” There were other words charged to have been spoken by the defendant, but the suit as to those words having been discontinued by the plaintiff before the trial, it is not necessary to state them. The only plea filed, applicable to the words above set out, is a plea of the statute of limitations.

On the calling of the cause for trial, the defendant asked time to draw an affidavit for a…