Koontz ex rel. Koontz v. Weide

*710The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The plaintiff, Jack Dale Koontz, who was ten years of age, brought an action by his next friend for slander, against Lena Weide, and recovered a judgment for $150, from which defendant appeals.

The defamatory words alleged to have been uttered in the presence of a number of persons were:

“You little thief, you stole my pocketbook with $20.50. You took it, I am going home and call Mr. Dawson, the city marshal, and have him put you in jail. I will have you arrested.”

Two witnesses testified that slanderous words were spoken substantially as…