Fernandez v. Hanagriff

ODOM, Justice.

This is a slander suit predicated on two alleged utterances by defendant, which plaintiff says damaged him to the extent of $10,-000. One of these is abandoned by plaintiff. The one which he relies upon is as follows:

“Said Numa E. Hanagriff without any just cause or provocation, did tell Hon. Charles Pecot, Sheriff of the Parish of St. Mary, and Mr. Gabie Pecot, Deputy Sheriff of the said Parish of St. Mary, that your petitioner had told him, the said Numa E. Hanagriff over the telephone, that had he, your petitioner known that Mr. Gabie Pecot, Deputy Sheriff had clubbed a…