Short v. Acton
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Hendricks Circuit Court; Thomas J. Cofer, Judge. Action by Aaron Acton against George Short. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRoby, P. J.
Action to recover damages for slander. Verdict and judgment for $600. The errors assigned are that the court erred in overruling appellant’s separate demurrers to the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth paragraphs of the complaint, and in overruling its motion for a new trial.
The first paragraph was in substance as follows: “The plaintiff * * * complains of the defendant * * * and says that on the 4th day of July, 1899, the defendant, in a certain discourse had and held in Hendricks county, Indiana, with the plaintiff, in the presence of * * * falsely and -maliciously Spoke and published…
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