Stegemann v. Paulsen

De Grabe, J.-

Plaintiff sued the defendant for slander and *1315recovered damages. The petition alleg’ed that the defendant in the town of Holstein and in the presence and hearing of divers citizens called the plaintiff a “whore” and said concerning her other things that imputed to her a want of chastity. Defendant made answer by general denial, and by amendment thereto alleged “that if he uttered false and defamatory words concerning plaintiff that the same was due to a mental and nervous condition at that time, and also dire to the. actions of the plaintiff. ’ ’

Defendant is a contractor and…