Nardyz v. Fulton Fire Insurance

*908The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action against a number of defendants to recover damages for the alleged slander of the plaintiff. The slander was alleged to have been effectuated pursuant to a common intent, purpose and design of the defendants. The substance of the slander was that plaintiff and one Fordyce had set fire to a building, in which they owned the contents, with the intent and purpose of defrauding the defendant insurance companies. The defendants were the owner of the building which was burned, one F. D. Hawkins, who was alleged to have had full…