Gendler v. S. S. Kresge Co.

Holt, Justice.

Plaintiff sued' defendant for slander and also in a separate action sued it for assault. The two actions were consolidated for trial. Defendant consented thereto, but insisted on a separate verdict in each action. Plaintiff’s attorney stated that it was not necessary to decide at the beginning of the trial whether there should be two verdicts or one. In the charge the court directed the jury to return one verdict only, and in case the verdict was for plaintiff to designate therein the amount of the general damages and the amount of the “special damages” found. The jury returned…