Reed v. Harper

slankek : defense. The defendant is charged to have spoken of the plaintiff, “ he is a damned thief, he stole from me and also, “ he swore to a lie at Marion, and I can prove it.” The petition avers, that before the speaking of the words last specified, there had been a suit pending in the District Court of Linn county, at Marion, between these parties, wherein the plaintiff was sworn and testified as a witness. The evidence showed the speaking of the words and the pendency of the suit. The defendant testified, that at the time he was charged to have spoken the words, “ he was for the first…