Bisbey v. . Shaw

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Before the adoption of the Code of Procedure, in a case where the general issue was pleaded alone, without a plea of justification, evidence in mitigation of damages was always received, unless it tended to establish the truth of the slanderous words. When it had that tendency, it was excluded on the ground that it was admissible…